Batī weather in August

In August, Batī sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 79 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Batī's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Batī is Controllare la voce "city".

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Batī reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43019
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How August really feels in Batī

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.

Batī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°336.911.47.7
Feb27° / 15°295.511.67.5
Mar28° / 17°7511.111.96.2
Apr29° / 18°7512.212.25.3
May31° / 19°265.312.55.0
Jun33° / 21°30.912.64.2
Jul32° / 20°551112.64.1
Aug30° / 19°791712.44.4
Sep30° / 19°266.612.15.6
Oct29° / 17°183.811.76.8
Nov27° / 15°223.311.58.2
Dec25° / 14°233.611.48.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76733
86832
96931
107030
117129
127228
137327
147426
157525
167624
177723
187822
197921
207921
218119
228119
238218
248218
258218
268416
278416
288416
298515
308515
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Batī gets around 79 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
561
661
760
860
960
1060
1159
1259
1358
1457
1556
1655
1754
1854
1953
2052
2151
2250
2349
2448
2547
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3141

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1374122
2364123
3354124
4344224
5334225
6334225
7324226
8314326
9304326
10304427
11294427
12284527
13284626
14284626
15284725
16284825
17284824
18284923
19294922
20295021
21295120
22305119
23305218
24315217
25315316
26325315
27335215
28345214
29355213
30365212
31375112

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:41
212.56:116:41
312.56:116:40
412.56:126:40
512.56:126:40
612.56:126:39
712.56:126:39
812.46:126:39
912.46:126:38
1012.46:126:38
1112.46:126:37
1212.46:136:37
1312.46:136:37
1412.46:136:36
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2712.36:136:29
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2912.26:136:28
3012.26:136:27
3112.26:136:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Batī

In seasonPeak

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

Batī sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Batī?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Batī in August

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

In August, Batī sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Batī in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batī peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Batī 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 Batī is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 942 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batī?

Batī sits at 11.2°N, 40.0°E, 1,662 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kombolcha, 32 km away.

Topography around Batī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 1,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,358 m.

The land around Batī is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,439 m
80 km
3,358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kombolcha 32 km · Hāyk’ 38 km · Harbu 39 km · Dessie 42 km · Sifra 46 km · Kemisē 55 km · Mersa 66 km · Weldiya 85 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 Batī (11.1915°, 40.0168°, elevation 1,662 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).