Sotouboua weather in August

In August, Sotouboua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 287 mm of rain across 28.5 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 Sotouboua's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sotouboua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 287 mm; 28.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:52 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Sotouboua is city.

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

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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 Sotouboua reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

How August really feels in Sotouboua

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sotouboua 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	6	0.7	11.6	4.3
Feb	35° / 22°	17	2.9	11.7	3.3
Mar	34° / 23°	58	10.3	11.9	2.8
Apr	33° / 23°	112	18.3	12.2	2.8
May	31° / 23°	148	22.7	12.4	3.0
Jun	30° / 22°	177	24.8	12.5	3.3
Jul	28° / 21°	248	28.3	12.4	3.4
Aug	28° / 21°	287	28.5	12.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 21°	242	27	12.1	3.2
Oct	31° / 21°	112	18.1	11.8	3.6
Nov	33° / 21°	12	3	11.6	4.0
Dec	33° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	4.4

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sotouboua gets around 287 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
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31	5	calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:51	6:13
2	12.4	5:51	6:13
3	12.4	5:51	6:13
4	12.4	5:51	6:13
5	12.4	5:51	6:12
6	12.3	5:51	6:12
7	12.3	5:51	6:12
8	12.3	5:51	6:12
9	12.3	5:51	6:11
10	12.3	5:51	6:11
11	12.3	5:52	6:11
12	12.3	5:52	6:10
13	12.3	5:52	6:10
14	12.3	5:52	6:09
15	12.3	5:52	6:09
16	12.3	5:52	6:09
17	12.3	5:52	6:08
18	12.3	5:52	6:08
19	12.3	5:52	6:07
20	12.3	5:52	6:07
21	12.2	5:52	6:06
22	12.2	5:52	6:06
23	12.2	5:51	6:06
24	12.2	5:51	6:05
25	12.2	5:51	6:05
26	12.2	5:51	6:04
27	12.2	5:51	6:03
28	12.2	5:51	6:03
29	12.2	5:51	6:02
30	12.2	5:51	6:02
31	12.2	5:51	6:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sotouboua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sotouboua sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sotouboua?

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 Sotouboua.

What to pack for Sotouboua in August

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

In August, Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sotouboua peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	13	12	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	120	100	48	40	22	18	16	16	18	29	42	100
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	120	Unhealthy
Feb	100	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	100	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sotouboua?

Sotouboua sits at 8.6°N, 1.0°E, 380 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

Topography around Sotouboua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sotouboua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Sotouboua is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

290 m

grassland 31%

16 km

366 m

grassland 33%

80 km

786 m

shrubs 35%

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← July Sotouboua year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Tchamba 71 km · Bassar 80 km · Bassila 90 km · Bafilo 93 km · Anié 94 km · Banté 101 km · Dambai 104 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

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 Sotouboua (8.5634°, 0.984°, elevation 380 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95