Climate averages 1991–2020
Kara weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kara: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 305 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes August a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Djougou (55 km away). In August its highs average 27.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Kara, with 309 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Togo, Kara ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest August highs and 4th of 5 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 5 cities is 27.6°C; Kara is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 305 mm to 266 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 32 | 5.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 90 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 144 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 160 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 233 | 27.8 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 28.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 305 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 266 | 27.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 134 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 13 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Djougou in AugustBenin · 55 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 20.9°C · 309 mm rain
- Sokodé in AugustTogo · 63 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 307 mm rain
- Parakou in AugustBenin · 160 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.4°C · 249 mm rain
- Tamale in AugustGhana · 223 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 225 mm rain
- Atakpamé in AugustTogo · 224 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 193 mm rain
- Bawku in AugustGhana · 229 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 195 mm rain
- Saki in AugustNigeria · 262 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.8°C · 198 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in AugustGhana · 262 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 211 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kara) is explained once on the Kara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.