Amba Giorgis weather in August

In August, Amba Giorgis sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 701 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Amba Giorgis's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amba Giorgis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
701 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Amba Giorgis reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22114
32114
42114
52114
62114
72114
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102114
112114
122114
132114
142114
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Amba Giorgis 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° / 11°5111.38.5
Feb28° / 13°51.311.67.5
Mar29° / 15°19511.96.3
Apr29° / 16°317.512.35.8
May28° / 16°10414.312.65.7
Jun24° / 15°28926.212.74.3
Jul21° / 14°60530.812.73.4
Aug21° / 14°7013112.43.4
Sep23° / 13°32626.612.14.3
Oct24° / 12°689.411.77.3
Nov25° / 12°132.811.48.5
Dec26° / 11°41.111.38.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
111090
121090
131288
141387
151486
161585
171684
181783
191882
201981
212080
222278
232377
242377
252476
262674
272674
282773
292872
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amba Giorgis gets around 701 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6955
7955
8946
9946
10946
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22946
23946
24946
25955
26955
27964
28964
29964
30964
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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314calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:186:53
212.66:196:52
312.66:196:52
412.56:196:52
512.56:196:51
612.56:196:51
712.56:206:51
812.56:206:50
912.56:206:50
1012.56:206:49
1112.56:206:49
1212.56:206:48
1312.56:206:48
1412.46:216:47
1512.46:216:47
1612.46:216:46
1712.46:216:46
1812.46:216:45
1912.46:216:45
2012.46:216:44
2112.46:216:44
2212.46:216:43
2312.46:216:42
2412.36:216:42
2512.36:216:41
2612.36:226:41
2712.36:226:40
2812.36:226:39
2912.36:226:39
3012.36:226:38
3112.36:226:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Amba Giorgis

In seasonPeak

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

Amba Giorgis's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Amba Giorgis sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Amba Giorgis?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amba Giorgis.

What to pack for Amba Giorgis in August

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

In August, Amba Giorgis sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Amba Giorgis in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amba Giorgis peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Amba Giorgis 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 Amba Giorgis is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1126 µg/m³May 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Amba Giorgis?

Amba Giorgis sits at 12.8°N, 37.6°E, 2,966 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gondar, 25 km away.

Topography around Amba Giorgis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amba Giorgis has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 871 m around an average of 2,850 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,453 m.

The land around Amba Giorgis is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
871 m
16 km
1,683 m
80 km
3,453 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Gondar 25 km · Dabat 28 km · Maksenyit 44 km · K’ola Diba 50 km · Debark’ 52 km · Āykel 65 km · Tikil Dingay 67 km · Ādīs Zemen 75 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Amba Giorgis (12.7689°, 37.6239°, elevation 2,966 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).