Sh'īarīah weather in August

In August, Sh'īarīah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 84 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sh'īarīah's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sh'īarīah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sh'īarīah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Sh'īarīah

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Sh'īarīah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.47.0
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 21°00.111.93.0
Apr38° / 24°10.412.31.3
May38° / 26°113.112.61.0
Jun37° / 26°257.512.71.6
Jul34° / 24°7114.912.72.8
Aug32° / 23°8415.912.43.3
Sep34° / 24°481012.12.8
Oct36° / 24°113.311.72.6
Nov33° / 20°0011.44.5
Dec30° / 16°0011.36.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35149
45149
55149
65050
75149
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sh'īarīah gets around 84 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
656
755
855
955
1054
1153
1253
1352
1452
1551
1651
1750
1850
1950
2049
2149
2248
2347
2447
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3043
3142

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1027721
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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279calm
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299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 7:07 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:077:40
212.57:077:40
312.57:077:40
412.57:087:39
512.57:087:39
612.57:087:39
712.57:087:38
812.57:087:38
912.57:087:38
1012.57:097:37
1112.57:097:37
1212.57:097:36
1312.47:097:36
1412.47:097:35
1512.47:097:35
1612.47:097:34
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1812.47:097:33
1912.47:107:33
2012.47:107:32
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2712.37:107:28
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3012.37:107:26
3112.37:107:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sh'īarīah

In seasonPeak

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

Sh'īarīah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Sh'īarīah?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sh'īarīah.

What to pack for Sh'īarīah in August

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

In August, Sh'īarīah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sh'īarīah 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 Sh'īarīah peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highAug 18UV 12Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sh'īarīah 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 Sh'īarīah is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1663 µg/m³Sep 920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sh'īarīah?

Sh'īarīah sits at 12.4°N, 25.6°E, 570 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Nyala, 88 km away.

El DaeinEl FasherGereidaKasBurāmMellitTullus

Topography around Sh'īarīah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sh'īarīah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Sh'īarīah is covered by grassland (90%) within 3 km, grassland (95%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nyala 88 km · El Daein 124 km · El Fasher 135 km · Gereida 138 km · Kas 141 km · Burām 182 km · Mellit 188 km · Tullus 189 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Sh'īarīah (12.4388°, 25.5811°, elevation 570 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).