Bodītī weather in August

In August, Bodītī sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 260 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Bodītī's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodītī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Bodītī is City in Ethiopia.

Density
4,742/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 Bodītī reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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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Bodītī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°234.111.67.2
Feb29° / 15°285.111.86.2
Mar29° / 16°9312.6125.4
Apr27° / 16°21022.312.14.5
May25° / 15°24126.612.34.2
Jun23° / 14°19326.112.44.2
Jul22° / 14°23627.912.43.9
Aug23° / 14°2602812.23.9
Sep24° / 14°26727.1124.2
Oct25° / 14°16018.511.85.5
Nov27° / 13°475.911.77.3
Dec27° / 13°182.711.67.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7892
8892
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10991
11991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bodītī gets around 260 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2992
3091
3191

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
127325
227325
327325
427325
527325
627325
727325
827226
927226
1027226
1127127
1227127
1327028
1426929
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2236433
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2536235
2636136
2736136
2836037
2936037
3035938
3135938

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)Feels
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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 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:44
212.36:256:44
312.36:266:43
412.36:266:43
512.36:266:43
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712.36:266:42
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2112.26:256:38
2212.26:256:37
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2612.26:256:35
2712.26:256:35
2812.26:256:34
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3012.16:246:33
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bodītī

In seasonPeak

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

Bodītī's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Bodītī?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodītī.

What to pack for Bodītī in August

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

In August, Bodītī sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bodītī 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 Bodītī is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1468 µg/m³May 938 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bodītī?

Bodītī sits at 7.0°N, 37.9°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shanto, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bodītī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodītī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,958 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,424 m.

The land around Bodītī is covered by cropland (40%), trees (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
1,472 m
80 km
2,424 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Shanto 6.0 km · Badessa 13 km · Wolaita Sodo 17 km · Shonē 21 km · Āreka 21 km · Gununo 24 km · Bedēsa 28 km · Shinshicho 28 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 Bodītī (6.9667°, 37.8667°, elevation 1,998 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).