Diré Weather in August
Diré in August
The short of it: Diré in August averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 24° · rain 80 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Diré an average August high of 34°, a low of 24° and some 80 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 80 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-August, 20 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Diré runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Goundam, 34 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Diré, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 27 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoundamTombouctou | 34 km WNW | 34° | 24° | 72 mm |
| TimbuktuTombouctou | 71 km NE | 36° | 26° | 65 mm |
| NiafunkéTombouctou | 73 km WSW | 34° | 23° | 100 mm |
| DouentzaMopti | 147 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 140 mm |
| BandiagaraMopti | 213 km S | 31° | 22° | 169 mm |
| MoptiMopti | 214 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 166 mm |
| VassalaHodh Ech Chargi | 239 km WSW | 35° | 24° | 104 mm |
| BankassMopti | 243 km S | 32° | 22° | 187 mm |