Tchamba weather in August

In August, Tchamba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 310 mm of rain across 28.4 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 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 Tchamba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tchamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
310 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tchamba is city in Tchamba Prefecture, Togo.

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 Tchamba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°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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How August really feels in Tchamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 4 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
4
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.

Tchamba 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°30.411.54.0
Feb35° / 22°11211.72.8
Mar36° / 24°407.111.92.3
Apr34° / 24°10916.712.22.5
May32° / 23°16422.112.42.8
Jun30° / 22°18623.312.53.2
Jul29° / 22°2502812.53.1
Aug29° / 22°31028.412.33.2
Sep30° / 22°25426.212.13.0
Oct32° / 22°1241811.83.2
Nov34° / 21°112.211.63.5
Dec34° / 20°20.411.54.0

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tchamba gets around 310 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
292
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592
691
791
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1090
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
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101189
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131189
141189
151090
161090
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18991
19991
20892
21892
22793
23793
24694
25694
26595
27595
28496
29496
30496
31496

Wind in August

Winds average 6 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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315calm

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 5:48 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:12
212.45:496:12
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512.45:496:11
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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 4.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tchamba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tchamba 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 Tchamba?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tchamba.

What to pack for Tchamba in August

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

In August, Tchamba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tchamba 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 Tchamba peaks around April 14 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 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tchamba 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 Tchamba is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1083 µg/m³Aug 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tchamba?

Tchamba sits at 9.0°N, 1.4°E, 356 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Bassila, 27 km away.

SokodéBafiloKaraOuakéSotoubouaBassarDjougou

Topography around Tchamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tchamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Tchamba is covered by cropland (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
668 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bassila 27 km · Sokodé 32 km · Bafilo 39 km · Kara 63 km · Ouaké 70 km · Sotouboua 71 km · Bassar 74 km · Djougou 80 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 Tchamba (9.0333°, 1.4167°, elevation 356 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).