Āyana weather in August

In August, Āyana sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 591 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Āyana's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āyana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 591 mm; 31 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:28 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Āyana reaches about 22°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 20°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
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28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

Āyana 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 15°	22	3.5	11.5	7.5
Feb	29° / 16°	25	4.2	11.7	6.3
Mar	29° / 17°	70	9.1	11.9	5.6
Apr	28° / 17°	112	11.6	12.2	5.6
May	26° / 16°	319	23.1	12.4	4.6
Jun	23° / 15°	507	29.8	12.6	3.6
Jul	22° / 14°	571	31	12.5	3.3
Aug	22° / 14°	591	31	12.3	3.3
Sep	23° / 14°	561	29.7	12.1	3.6
Oct	24° / 14°	353	24.5	11.8	4.7
Nov	25° / 14°	84	10.3	11.5	6.9
Dec	26° / 15°	25	4.6	11.4	7.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	7
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Āyana gets around 591 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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Comfortable (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50
Humid (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	50

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
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10	59	41
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25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:26 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:40 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	12.3	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)	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:26	6:53
2	12.4	6:27	6:52
3	12.4	6:27	6:52
4	12.4	6:27	6:52
5	12.4	6:27	6:52
6	12.4	6:27	6:51
7	12.4	6:27	6:51
8	12.4	6:27	6:51
9	12.4	6:27	6:50
10	12.4	6:27	6:50
11	12.4	6:28	6:50
12	12.4	6:28	6:49
13	12.4	6:28	6:49
14	12.3	6:28	6:48
15	12.3	6:28	6:48
16	12.3	6:28	6:47
17	12.3	6:28	6:47
18	12.3	6:28	6:47
19	12.3	6:28	6:46
20	12.3	6:28	6:46
21	12.3	6:28	6:45
22	12.3	6:28	6:45
23	12.3	6:28	6:44
24	12.3	6:28	6:44
25	12.3	6:28	6:43
26	12.2	6:28	6:42
27	12.2	6:28	6:42
28	12.2	6:28	6:41
29	12.2	6:28	6:41
30	12.2	6:28	6:40
31	12.2	6:28	6:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.96 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)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
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27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Āyana

In seasonPeak

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

Āyana's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Āyana?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Āyana.

What to pack for Āyana in August

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

In August, Āyana sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Āyana 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 Āyana peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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	11	15	15	13	12	13	14	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Āyana 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 Āyana is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 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)	50	57	43	25	15	21	21	18	18	23	29	36
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	25	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Āyana?

Āyana sits at 9.9°N, 36.6°E, 2,048 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 35 km away.

Topography around Āyana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āyana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 2,028 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m.

The land around Āyana is covered by cropland (29%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

cropland 29%

16 km

907 m

cropland 36%

80 km

2,546 m

trees 40%

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

August weather nearby: Gutin 35 km · Shambu 64 km · Nek’emtē 89 km · Shendi 92 km · Dibate 96 km · Burē 103 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 111 km · Ginja Bet 112 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 Āyana (9.8833°, 36.6167°, elevation 2,048 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	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
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29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
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	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
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10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
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14	57	43
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30	50	50
31	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
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12	22	14
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15	22	14
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18	22	14
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25	22	14
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27	22	14
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29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
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6	100
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10	100
11	100
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	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50