Keren weather in August

In August, Keren sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 193 mm of rain across 28.3 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Keren's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:14 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Keren is city in Eritrea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Keren reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Keren 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
Jan27° / 14°10.111.28.8
Feb28° / 15°10.111.58.1
Mar30° / 16°51.811.96.6
Apr31° / 17°134.912.35.4
May32° / 18°205.612.74.9
Jun30° / 19°421112.95.3
Jul26° / 17°8620.112.85.2
Aug24° / 17°19328.312.54.1
Sep27° / 16°12316.812.15.7
Oct28° / 15°61.611.67.9
Nov27° / 15°30.911.38.7
Dec26° / 14°10.111.18.9

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 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32872
42872
52872
62773
72872
82872
92872
103070
113070
123169
133169
143367
153466
163466
173664
183664
193862
203862
214060
224060
234258
244357
254555
264654
274753
284951
295050
305248
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Keren gets around 193 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
486
586
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787
888
988
1089
1190
1290
1391
1491
1592
1692
1793
1893
1993
2094
2194
2294
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2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2994
3094
3194

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
19901
28911
37921
46931
55941
64942
74942
83952
93952
103943
112953
122953
132953
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302944
313934

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:116:54
212.76:116:53
312.76:116:53
412.76:126:52
512.76:126:52
612.76:126:52
712.66:126:51
812.66:136:51
912.66:136:50
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1112.66:136:49
1212.66:146:49
1312.66:146:48
1412.66:146:47
1512.56:146:47
1612.56:146:46
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1812.56:156:45
1912.56:156:44
2012.56:156:44
2112.56:156:43
2212.56:156:42
2312.46:156:42
2412.46:166:41
2512.46:166:40
2612.46:166:40
2712.46:166:39
2812.46:166:38
2912.46:166:37
3012.36:166:37
3112.36:166:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Keren

In seasonPeak

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

Keren 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 Keren?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Keren for sightseeing.

What to pack for Keren in August

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

In August, Keren sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Keren in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keren peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 14UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Keren 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 Keren is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2023 µg/m³Dec 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Keren?

Keren sits at 15.8°N, 38.5°E, 1,399 m above sea level, in Eritrea. The nearest listed city is Asmara, 71 km away.

AsmaraMendeferaMassawaBarentuSheraroIntich’oAdwaAksum

Topography around Keren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keren has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,420 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,515 m.

The land around Keren is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), shrubs (23%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
2,515 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Asmara 71 km · Mendefera 106 km · Massawa 111 km · Barentu 119 km · Sheraro 163 km · Intich’o 183 km · Adwa 186 km · Aksum 187 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 Keren (15.7779°, 38.4511°, elevation 1,399 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).