Āt’aye weather in August

In August, Āt’aye sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 105 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Āt’aye's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āt’aye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Āt’aye reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Āt’aye

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Āt’aye weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°496.411.57.8
Feb27° / 15°445.311.77.5
Mar28° / 17°879.711.96.6
Apr29° / 18°829.512.25.8
May31° / 20°193.812.55.5
Jun32° / 20°61.112.65.1
Jul30° / 20°659.812.55.1
Aug29° / 19°10516.412.35.2
Sep29° / 19°143.512.16.6
Oct28° / 17°122.711.87.4
Nov27° / 15°19311.58.3
Dec25° / 14°183.211.48.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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57030
67030
77129
87228
97327
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Āt’aye gets around 105 mm of rain over 16.4 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 51% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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258
359
459
559
659
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1951
2050
2149
2247
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2445
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2642
2741
2839
2938
3036
3135

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:136:40
212.56:136:40
312.46:136:40
412.46:136:39
512.46:136:39
612.46:136:39
712.46:136:38
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
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246.1Intense
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Āt’aye

In seasonPeak

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

Āt’aye's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Āt’aye sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Āt’aye?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Āt’aye for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Āt’aye in August

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

In August, Āt’aye sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Āt’aye 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 Āt’aye peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Āt’aye 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 Āt’aye is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āt’aye?

Āt’aye sits at 10.4°N, 39.9°E, 1,526 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehal Mēda, 31 km away.

Topography around Āt’aye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āt’aye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m around an average of 1,549 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,352 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,264 m.

The land around Āt’aye is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
387 m
16 km
2,352 m
80 km
3,264 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
August weather nearby: Mehal Mēda 31 km · Kobo 37 km · Robit 40 km · Abomsa 41 km · Kemisē 41 km · Were Īlu 61 km · Harbu 65 km · Kombolcha 84 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 Āt’aye (10.3503°, 39.9363°, elevation 1,526 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).