Himora weather in August

In August, Himora sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 175 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Himora's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Himora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Himora reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Himora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Himora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.22.9
Feb38° / 21°0011.51.6
Mar40° / 23°00.111.90.2
Apr41° / 26°31.212.30.0
May40° / 27°235.512.70.1
Jun38° / 25°5110.912.81.2
Jul33° / 23°1382012.82.6
Aug31° / 22°17523.212.53.1
Sep33° / 23°6812.912.13.1
Oct37° / 24°174.111.72.1
Nov38° / 23°20.511.31.7
Dec36° / 21°0011.22.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43268
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133268
143268
153367
163466
173466
183565
193664
203763
213961
224159
234258
244357
254456
264555
274753
284753
294852
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Himora gets around 175 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
473
574
674
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875
975
1076
1176
1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1877
1977
2076
2176
2276
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2475
2574
2673
2773
2872
2972
3071
3170

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117326
217227
317029
416930
516732
616534
716336
816138
916039
1015841
1105743
1205545
1305446
1405248
1505149
1604951
1704852
1804753
1904753
2004654
2104654
2204555
2304555
2404555
2504555
2604555
2704555
2804555
2904555
3004555
3104555

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:206:59
212.66:216:59
312.66:216:58
412.66:216:58
512.66:216:57
612.66:216:57
712.66:226:57
812.66:226:56
912.66:226:56
1012.56:226:55
1112.56:226:55
1212.56:236:54
1312.56:236:54
1412.56:236:53
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1812.56:246:51
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3112.36:256:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Himora

In seasonPeak

In August, Himora sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Himora sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Himora?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Himora.

What to pack for Himora in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Himora sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Himora in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Himora peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Himora in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Himora is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 924 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Himora?

Himora sits at 14.3°N, 36.6°E, 585 m above sea level, in Eritrea. The nearest listed city is Adebaye, 20 km away.

AbalaĀbderafīKassala

Topography around Himora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Himora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Himora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 591 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m.

The land around Himora is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
1,299 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Adebaye 20 km · May Cadera 26 km · Abala 43 km · Ābderafī 66 km · Al-Fashaqah 80 km · Khashm al Qirbah 105 km · Doka 126 km · Kassala 129 km

Eritrea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$689
2011
Homicide rate
15.6
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
37.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Himora (14.3043°, 36.606°, elevation 585 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).