Kafia Kingi weather in August

In August, Kafia Kingi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 182 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kafia Kingi's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafia Kingi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:17 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kafia Kingi is human settlement.

Density
1/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kafia Kingi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22921
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52921
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272921
282921
292921
302921
312921

How August really feels in Kafia Kingi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kafia Kingi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°0011.54.5
Feb35° / 20°10.311.73.0
Mar37° / 23°71.711.91.6
Apr38° / 25°28612.21.3
May35° / 24°9415.312.42.2
Jun32° / 23°13520.112.53.2
Jul30° / 22°16323.912.53.6
Aug29° / 21°18224.912.33.6
Sep30° / 21°15823.112.13.5
Oct31° / 21°8716.211.83.9
Nov33° / 20°40.911.64.2
Dec33° / 18°0011.54.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62773
72575
82575
92476
102476
112476
122476
132377
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302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kafia Kingi gets around 182 mm of rain over 24.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
381
481
581
681
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
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1482
1581
1681
1781
1881
1980
2080
2180
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2880
2980
3080
3181

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55248
65149
75050
84951
94951
104852
114753
124654
134555
144555
154456
164357
174357
184258
194258
204258
214258
224159
234159
244159
254060
263961
273961
283862
293763
303565
313466

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:167:41
212.47:167:40
312.47:167:40
412.47:167:40
512.47:177:40
612.47:177:39
712.47:177:39
812.47:177:39
912.47:177:38
1012.47:177:38
1112.37:177:38
1212.37:177:37
1312.37:177:37
1412.37:177:37
1512.37:177:36
1612.37:177:36
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1912.37:177:34
2012.37:177:34
2112.37:177:33
2212.37:177:33
2312.37:177:32
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2712.27:177:30
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3112.27:177:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kafia Kingi

In seasonPeak

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

Kafia Kingi's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kafia Kingi sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kafia Kingi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kafia Kingi.

What to pack for Kafia Kingi in August

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

In August, Kafia Kingi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kafia Kingi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kafia Kingi peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kafia Kingi 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 Kafia Kingi is worst in November — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModeratePoorPoorNov 1856 µg/m³Aug 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr26Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kafia Kingi?

Kafia Kingi sits at 9.3°N, 24.4°E, 604 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Burām, 194 km away.

BurāmTullusRahad al BardiGereidaEl DaeinNyalaAweilWinejok

Topography around Kafia Kingi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafia Kingi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m.

The land around Kafia Kingi is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
737 m
treesshrubsgrassland
August weather nearby: Burām 194 km · Tullus 202 km · Rahad al Bardi 233 km · Gereida 236 km · El Daein 307 km · Nyala 313 km · Aweil 332 km · Winejok 347 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Kafia Kingi (9.2735°, 24.417°, elevation 604 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. 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).