Babīlē weather in August

In August, Babīlē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 62 mm of rain across 15 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Babīlē's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babīlē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Babīlē is human settlement.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Babīlē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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Babīlē 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°91.311.58.6
Feb27° / 15°91.611.78.1
Mar27° / 16°356.211.97.3
Apr26° / 16°8915.812.25.8
May25° / 16°12621.212.45.2
Jun24° / 15°4611.412.56.7
Jul23° / 15°5613.912.56.3
Aug23° / 15°621512.36.1
Sep24° / 15°631412.16.5
Oct25° / 15°7111.511.86.8
Nov25° / 14°203.611.68.2
Dec25° / 13°81.311.58.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74357
84357
94555
104555
114654
124852
134951
145050
155248
165446
175545
185644
195842
206040
216139
226337
236535
246535
256733
266832
277030
287129
297228
307228
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Babīlē gets around 62 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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252
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651
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1648
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1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2748
2848
2947
3047
3147

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
152471
253461
354451
455441
556431
656422
756422
857412
958402
1059392
1159392
1260382
1360382
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2060382
2160382
2260382
2361372
2461372
2561372
2661372
2761372
2861372
2961372
3061372
3161372

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:046:29
212.46:056:29
312.46:056:28
412.46:056:28
512.46:056:28
612.46:056:28
712.46:056:27
812.46:056:27
912.46:056:27
1012.36:056:26
1112.36:056:26
1212.36:056:26
1312.36:056:25
1412.36:066:25
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2412.26:056:20
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2712.26:056:19
2812.26:056:18
2912.26:056:17
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
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165.2Bright
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185.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Babīlē

In seasonPeak

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

Babīlē's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Babīlē?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Babīlē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babīlē in August

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

In August, Babīlē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Babīlē 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 Babīlē peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Babīlē 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 Babīlē is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 2219 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Babīlē?

Babīlē sits at 9.2°N, 42.3°E, 1,673 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Funyan Bīra, 20 km away.

Topography around Babīlē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babīlē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,598 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m.

The land around Babīlē is covered by cropland (53%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (47%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
877 m
80 km
2,546 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Funyan Bīra 20 km · Harar 25 km · Felana 31 km · ‘Alemaya 40 km · Chinahsen 44 km · Jijiga 53 km · Dire Dawa 65 km · Ārabī 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 Babīlē (9.2256°, 42.3322°, elevation 1,673 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).