Āsasa weather in August

In August, Āsasa sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 377 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Āsasa's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āsasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
377 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Āsasa is town in Southern Ethiopia.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Āsasa reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Āsasa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 285.211.67.3
Feb22° / 485.911.87.1
Mar21° / 14912.1126.1
Apr20° / 10°26118.212.24.9
May20° / 10°20316.212.35.2
Jun18° / 10°23422.912.44.1
Jul16° / 34930.412.42.7
Aug17° / 37730.412.22.8
Sep17° / 35825.8123.5
Oct18° / 15215.411.85.1
Nov19° / 415.111.76.8
Dec20° / 172.611.67.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5298
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Āsasa gets around 377 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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498
598
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1098
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:206:39
212.36:206:38
312.36:206:38
412.36:206:38
512.36:206:38
612.36:206:38
712.36:206:37
812.36:206:37
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2712.26:196:30
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2912.26:196:29
3012.16:196:28
3112.16:196:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Āsasa

In seasonPeak

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

Āsasa's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Āsasa?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Āsasa.

What to pack for Āsasa in August

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

In August, Āsasa sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Āsasa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āsasa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Āsasa 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 Āsasa is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1542 µg/m³Aug 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Āsasa?

Āsasa sits at 7.1°N, 39.2°E, 2,369 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dodola, 13 km away.

Topography around Āsasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āsasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 2,367 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,120 m.

The land around Āsasa is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (95%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
463 m
80 km
3,120 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dodola 13 km · Kofelē 46 km · Bek’ojī 48 km · Arsi Negele 65 km · Kuyera 65 km · Gobēsa 66 km · Shashamane 67 km · Sagurē 72 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 Āsasa (7.1°, 39.2°, elevation 2,369 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).