Matam Weather in August
Matam in August
The short of it: Matam in August averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 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 35° · low 25° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Matam an average August high of 35°, a low of 25° and some 116 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 116 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 39 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, Matam runs about middling and drier than most in August. Ouro Sogui, 9 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Matam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 43 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouro SoguiMatam | 9 km SW | 35° | 25° | 123 mm |
| OdobéréMatam | 20 km ESE | 35° | 25° | 118 mm |
| KanelMatam | 20 km SSE | 35° | 25° | 130 mm |
| NguidjloneMatam | 33 km NNW | 36° | 26° | 104 mm |
| Sintiou BamambéMatam | 35 km SSE | 34° | 25° | 144 mm |
| Amady OunaréMatam | 43 km SE | 34° | 25° | 139 mm |
| MaghamaGorgol | 46 km ESE | 34° | 25° | 115 mm |
| DjowolGorgol | 47 km NNW | 36° | 26° | 98 mm |