Sokolo Weather in August
Sokolo in August
The short of it: Sokolo in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 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 33° · low 23° · rain 154 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sokolo an average August high of 33°, a low of 23° and some 154 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 154 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-August, 18 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, Sokolo runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Niono, 56 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Sokolo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 61 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NionoSégou | 56 km SSE | 32° | 23° | 184 mm |
| Siribala CoroSégou | 77 km S | 32° | 22° | 185 mm |
| MoninnpébougouSégou | 92 km SE | 32° | 22° | 189 mm |
| DougabougouSégou | 101 km S | 32° | 22° | 197 mm |
| VassalaHodh Ech Chargi | 112 km NE | 35° | 24° | 104 mm |
| MarkalaSégou | 117 km S | 32° | 22° | 206 mm |
| Ké-MacinaSégou | 119 km SE | 31° | 22° | 192 mm |
| DiourouSégou | 120 km SSE | 32° | 22° | 240 mm |