Bale Robe weather in August

In August, Bale Robe sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 285 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 3% 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 Bale Robe's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bale Robe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Bale Robe is town in Bale, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
3,540/km²
people per km²

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 Bale Robe reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with September.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11179
12179
13179
14179
15179
16179
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22179
23179
24179
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179
31179

Bale Robe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6511.411.65.9
Feb19° / 709.611.86.1
Mar19° / 17718.5124.9
Apr18° / 2772512.23.7
May18° / 10°17322.112.34.2
Jun18° / 10°14622.512.44.1
Jul17° / 26829.712.43.0
Aug17° / 28530.212.22.9
Sep17° / 24627.8123.2
Oct16° / 21724.111.83.5
Nov17° / 9715.411.74.5
Dec17° / 5510.711.65.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101387
111486
121486
131585
141684
151882
161981
172080
182179
192278
202377
212476
222476
232575
242674
252674
262872
272872
282971
293070
303070
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bale Robe gets around 285 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2298
2398
2497
2597
2697
2797
2896
2996
3096
3195

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:35
212.36:176:35
312.36:176:35
412.36:176:35
512.36:176:35
612.36:176:34
712.36:176:34
812.36:176:34
912.36:176:34
1012.36:176:33
1112.36:176:33
1212.36:176:33
1312.36:176:32
1412.26:176:32
1512.26:176:32
1612.26:176:31
1712.26:176:31
1812.26:176:30
1912.26:176:30
2012.26:176:30
2112.26:176:29
2212.26:176:29
2312.26:176:28
2412.26:166:28
2512.26:166:27
2612.26:166:27
2712.26:166:26
2812.26:166:26
2912.26:166:25
3012.26:166:25
3112.16:166:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bale Robe?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bale Robe.

What to pack for Bale Robe in August

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

In August, Bale Robe 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 Bale Robe 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 Bale Robe peaks around March 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 17Nov 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bale Robe 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 Bale Robe is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Jan 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bale Robe?

Bale Robe sits at 7.1°N, 40.0°E, 2,487 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Goba, 12 km away.

Bek’ojīSagurē

Topography around Bale Robe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bale Robe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 2,477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,539 m.

The land around Bale Robe is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
821 m
80 km
3,539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Goba 12 km · Ghinnir 78 km · Gobēsa 78 km · Mena 80 km · Āsasa 89 km · Dodola 92 km · Bek’ojī 95 km · Sagurē 117 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 Bale Robe (7.1229°, 40.0041°, elevation 2,487 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).