Saylac weather in August

In August, Saylac sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saylac's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saylac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
31°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Saylac is town in Awdal, Somaliland.

Founded
~50 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Saylac reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Saylac

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Saylac weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°258.411.47.3
Feb26° / 24°163.511.67.8
Mar28° / 25°164.111.97.5
Apr29° / 27°285.212.26.2
May32° / 29°284.412.54.8
Jun35° / 30°30.212.73.3
Jul36° / 31°30.912.62.5
Aug35° / 31°122.612.43.0
Sep34° / 30°91.912.14.1
Oct30° / 27°347.811.75.6
Nov28° / 25°388.111.56.8
Dec27° / 24°257.711.37.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saylac gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
148214
248115
348016
438017
537918
637819
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927721
1017722
1117623
1217524
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1417326
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2515841
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2715544
2815346
2915148
3014950
3114752

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:576:27
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312.55:576:27
412.55:576:26
512.55:586:26
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712.55:586:25
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Saylac

In seasonPeak

In August, Saylac sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Saylac sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Saylac?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saylac. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saylac in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Saylac sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Saylac in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saylac in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saylac peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saylac in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saylac is worst in August — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1349 µg/m³Nov 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saylac?

Saylac sits at 11.4°N, 43.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Djibouti, 44 km away.

Ali SabihDikhilRuqi

Topography around Saylac

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saylac.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saylac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m.

The land around Saylac is covered by water (60%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, water (64%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
971 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Djibouti 44 km · Balbala 46 km · Arta 70 km · Obock 71 km · Tadjoura 80 km · Ali Sabih 86 km · Dikhil 123 km · Ruqi 154 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Saylac (11.3539°, 43.4731°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).