Butajīra weather in August

In August, Butajīra sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 346 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Butajīra's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butajīra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
346 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Butajīra is place in Ethiopia.

Density
5,567/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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Butajīra reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Butajīra weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 445.611.67.5
Feb23° / 10°626.211.77.5
Mar23° / 11°17911.611.96.6
Apr22° / 11°34916.512.25.5
May21° / 11°26916.212.45.5
Jun20° / 11°23024.412.54.1
Jul18° / 11°2793012.43.2
Aug18° / 11°34630.612.33.1
Sep19° / 10°40826.2123.8
Oct21° / 10°888.111.86.8
Nov21° / 232.711.67.9
Dec22° / 142.111.58.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Butajīra gets around 346 mm of rain over 30.6 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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498
598
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2898
2998
3097
3197

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67129
77129
87030
96931
106832
116832
126733
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:226:43
212.46:226:43
312.36:226:43
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1912.26:236:37
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2612.26:226:34
2712.26:226:34
2812.26:226:33
2912.26:226:33
3012.26:226:32
3112.26:226:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Butajīra

In seasonPeak

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

Butajīra's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Butajīra?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Butajīra.

What to pack for Butajīra in August

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

In August, Butajīra sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Butajīra 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 Butajīra peaks around March 17 at about 16 (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 17UV 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Butajīra 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 Butajīra is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1545 µg/m³Aug 1133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Butajīra?

Butajīra sits at 8.1°N, 38.4°E, 2,073 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Insēno, 12 km away.

Topography around Butajīra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butajīra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 2,084 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,507 m.

The land around Butajīra is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,507 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Insēno 12 km · Ciro 35 km · Worabe 36 km · Ziway 44 km · Mek’ī 50 km · Dēra 62 km · Tulu Bolo 63 km · Waliso 64 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 Butajīra (8.1167°, 38.3667°, elevation 2,073 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).