Āsosa weather in August

In August, Āsosa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 206 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Āsosa's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āsosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 27.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:36 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Āsosa is town in western Ethiopia.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Āsosa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

How August really feels in Āsosa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Āsosa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 17°	1	0.2	11.5	5.7
Feb	33° / 18°	1	0.5	11.7	4.6
Mar	33° / 20°	15	3.2	11.9	4.1
Apr	32° / 20°	89	13	12.2	3.9
May	29° / 20°	222	26.2	12.5	3.6
Jun	27° / 18°	220	28	12.6	3.8
Jul	25° / 18°	192	27.1	12.5	4.1
Aug	25° / 18°	206	27.9	12.3	3.9
Sep	27° / 18°	243	28.9	12.1	3.7
Oct	27° / 18°	246	28.4	11.8	3.9
Nov	28° / 17°	60	9.5	11.5	6.1
Dec	30° / 17°	2	0.6	11.4	6.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Āsosa gets around 206 mm of rain over 27.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86
Muggy (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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16	5	calm
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18	5	calm
19	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 6:35 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:35	7:01
2	12.4	6:35	7:01
3	12.4	6:35	7:01
4	12.4	6:35	7:01
5	12.4	6:35	7:00
6	12.4	6:35	7:00
7	12.4	6:35	7:00
8	12.4	6:35	6:59
9	12.4	6:35	6:59
10	12.4	6:36	6:58
11	12.4	6:36	6:58
12	12.4	6:36	6:58
13	12.4	6:36	6:57
14	12.4	6:36	6:57
15	12.3	6:36	6:56
16	12.3	6:36	6:56
17	12.3	6:36	6:56
18	12.3	6:36	6:55
19	12.3	6:36	6:55
20	12.3	6:36	6:54
21	12.3	6:36	6:54
22	12.3	6:36	6:53
23	12.3	6:36	6:53
24	12.3	6:36	6:52
25	12.3	6:36	6:51
26	12.2	6:36	6:51
27	12.2	6:36	6:50
28	12.2	6:36	6:50
29	12.2	6:36	6:49
30	12.2	6:36	6:49
31	12.2	6:36	6:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Āsosa

In seasonPeak

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

Āsosa's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Āsosa?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Āsosa.

What to pack for Āsosa in August

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

In August, Āsosa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Āsosa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āsosa peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	13	13	11	11	12	13	12	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Āsosa 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 Āsosa is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	54	51	37	26	14	18	19	15	15	19	30	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	26	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Āsosa?

Āsosa sits at 10.1°N, 34.5°E, 1,530 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bambesi, 41 km away.

Topography around Āsosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āsosa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 1,485 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Āsosa is covered by trees (34%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

450 m

trees 34%

16 km

985 m

trees 39%

80 km

1,755 m

trees 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Āsosa year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bambesi 41 km · Mendī 69 km · Nejo 123 km · Dembī Dolo 173 km · Gimbi 174 km · Ad-Damazin 192 km · Dibate 195 km · Er Roseires 201 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

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 Āsosa (10.0667°, 34.5333°, elevation 1,530 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14