August Weather at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport MauritiusDaily high temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 78°F. Daily low temperatures are around 67°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 70°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 66°F on August 26. For reference, on January 29, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport typically range from 76°F to 85°F, while on August 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 66°F to 75°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. ‘Ohonua, Tonga (7,868 miles away) and Fayaoué, New Caledonia (6,863 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (view comparison). CloudsThe month of August at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 12% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is August 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 89% of the time. For reference, on February 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60%, while on September 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 89%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 33% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 4% on July 14. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.1 inches. SunOver the course of August at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 59 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 52 seconds. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 12 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is 6:39 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 21 minutes earlier at 6:18 AM on August 31. The earliest sunset is 5:51 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 9 minutes later at 6:00 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is not observed at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets 13 hours, 22 minutes later, at 6:48 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:44 AM and sets 10 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:37 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is essentially constant during August, remaining within 2% of 21% throughout. The lowest chance of a muggy day during August is 19% on August 18. For reference, on February 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 19% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is decreasing during August, decreasing from 17.6 miles per hour to 16.5 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on July 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.7 miles per hour, while on November 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.0 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport throughout August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 89% on August 1. Water TemperatureSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is essentially constant during August, remaining around 74°F throughout. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 617°F, from 642°F to 1,259°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is gradually increasing during August, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport are -20.430 deg latitude, 57.684 deg longitude, and 167 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 348 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 151 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,008 feet). Within 50 miles also contains large variations in elevation (2,677 feet). The area within 2 miles of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is covered by cropland (52%), trees (19%), grassland (17%), and shrubs (11%), within 10 miles by water (48%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by water (91%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required. There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. 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