Rufisque Weather in August
Rufisque in August
The short of it: Rufisque in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 176 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 176 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Rufisque an average August high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 176 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 176 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Rufisque runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Rufisque est, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Rufisque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 108 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufisque estDakar | 0 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 176 mm |
| Bargny NgoudeDakar | 5 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 178 mm |
| BargnyDakar | 5 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 178 mm |
| Bargny GuèdjDakar | 6 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 178 mm |
| Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul RapDakar | 7 km N | 32° | 24° | 174 mm |
| Niakoul RabDakar | 8 km N | 32° | 24° | 174 mm |
| SangalkamDakar | 9 km NE | 32° | 24° | 173 mm |
| SéndouDakar | 9 km ESE | 31° | 24° | 179 mm |