Kara weather in August

In August, Kara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 305 mm of rain across 28.9 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Kara's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
305 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kara 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
12822
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42822
52822
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292821
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312821

How August really feels in Kara

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.

Kara 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° / 19°20.311.54.8
Feb34° / 21°91.811.73.5
Mar35° / 23°325.711.92.7
Apr34° / 24°9015.612.22.7
May31° / 23°1442112.43.1
Jun30° / 22°16022.812.53.5
Jul28° / 22°23327.812.53.5
Aug28° / 21°30528.912.33.5
Sep29° / 21°26627.112.13.2
Oct31° / 21°13518.711.83.6
Nov33° / 20°132.411.64.3
Dec33° / 19°10.311.54.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
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18892
19892
20991
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311090

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kara gets around 305 mm of rain over 28.9 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 93% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22496
23496
24496
25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496
31496

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
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 5:49 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:14
212.45:496:14
312.45:496:14
412.45:496:13
512.45:496:13
612.45:496:13
712.45:496:12
812.45:496:12
912.45:496:12
1012.45:506:11
1112.45:506:11
1212.35:506:11
1312.35:506:10
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3112.25:496:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
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134.1Bright
144.1Bright
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224.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kara

In seasonPeak

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

Kara's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kara sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kara?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kara.

What to pack for Kara in August

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

In August, Kara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kara 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 Kara peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highApr 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kara 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 Kara is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1177 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kara?

Kara sits at 9.6°N, 1.2°E, 291 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Bafilo, 24 km away.

KopargoDjougouBassarTchambaSokodé

Topography around Kara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Kara is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bafilo 24 km · Ouaké 25 km · Niamtougou 26 km · Kopargo 51 km · Djougou 55 km · Bassar 56 km · Tchamba 63 km · Sokodé 63 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 Kara (9.5511°, 1.1861°, elevation 291 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).