Dapaong weather in August

In August, Dapaong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.4 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 1% 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 Dapaong's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dapaong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Dapaong is human settlement.

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 Dapaong reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
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42923
52923
62923
72923
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312923

How August really feels in Dapaong

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.

Dapaong 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
Jan34° / 21°00.111.44.3
Feb36° / 24°20.411.62.5
Mar38° / 26°122.311.91.2
Apr37° / 27°39712.21.4
May35° / 26°5711.612.52.3
Jun33° / 25°6712.212.63.3
Jul30° / 24°14420.612.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22325.812.43.4
Sep30° / 23°15319.212.13.7
Oct33° / 23°529.511.83.8
Nov35° / 22°30.611.53.3
Dec34° / 21°0011.44.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41585
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111288
121288
131189
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301486
311585

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dapaong gets around 223 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
279
379
480
581
681
782
883
983
1084
1184
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2583
2683
2783
2882
2982
3081
3180

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31955

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:20
212.55:516:19
312.55:516:19
412.55:516:19
512.55:516:19
612.45:516:18
712.45:526:18
812.45:526:17
912.45:526:17
1012.45:526:17
1112.45:526:16
1212.45:526:16
1312.45:526:15
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1612.45:526:14
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1812.35:536:13
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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 4.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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244.5Bright
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294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dapaong

In seasonPeak

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

Dapaong's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dapaong sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Dapaong?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dapaong.

What to pack for Dapaong in August

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

In August, Dapaong sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dapaong in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 13UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dapaong 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 Dapaong is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2282 µg/m³Aug 915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov53Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dapaong?

Dapaong sits at 10.9°N, 0.2°E, 323 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sinkassé, 35 km away.

SinkasséCinkanséBawkuKompiengaMangoBittouNaleriguMatéri

Topography around Dapaong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dapaong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Dapaong is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sinkassé 35 km · Cinkansé 36 km · Bawku 54 km · Kompienga 61 km · Mango 63 km · Bittou 71 km · Nalerigu 73 km · Matéri 95 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 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 Dapaong (10.8622°, 0.2076°, elevation 323 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).