Chkata Weather in August
Chkata in August
The short of it: Chkata in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 142 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 142 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chkata an average August high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 142 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 142 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-August, 19 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chkata runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. El ’Ayoûn, 35 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Chkata, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 31 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El ’AyoûnAssaba | 35 km NNW | 33° | 24° | 123 mm |
| HamoudAssaba | 67 km NW | 35° | 25° | 116 mm |
| Ould YenjéGuidimaka | 80 km WNW | 34° | 25° | 123 mm |
| BoulyGuidimaka | 85 km W | 34° | 24° | 130 mm |
| KankossaAssaba | 91 km NW | 35° | 25° | 99 mm |
| KayesKayes | 104 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 196 mm |
| Hassi ChegarGuidimaka | 115 km W | 34° | 24° | 126 mm |
| SélibabyGuidimaka | 127 km W | 34° | 24° | 142 mm |