Chagni weather in August

In August, Chagni sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 387 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
387 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:27 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Chagni is place in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

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 Chagni reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Chagni weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°20.511.47.5
Feb30° / 16°30.711.66.2
Mar31° / 17°122.811.95.3
Apr31° / 18°376.812.24.9
May28° / 18°17520.212.54.6
Jun25° / 16°32729.112.63.8
Jul23° / 15°37730.812.63.5
Aug23° / 15°38730.912.43.5
Sep24° / 15°33529.712.13.7
Oct25° / 15°19225.411.84.6
Nov26° / 14°286.811.57.4
Dec27° / 14°51.411.48.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chagni gets around 387 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53466
63367
73268
83169
93070
102971
112872
122773
132674
142575
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301783
311783

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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:256:55
212.56:266:54
312.56:266:54
412.56:266:54
512.56:266:53
612.46:266:53
712.46:266:53
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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 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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134.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chagni

In seasonPeak

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

Chagni's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Chagni?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chagni.

What to pack for Chagni in August

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

In August, Chagni sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Chagni 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 Chagni peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 23UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Chagni 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 Chagni is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1443 µg/m³May 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chagni?

Chagni sits at 11.0°N, 36.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gimja Bēt Maryam, 43 km away.

Topography around Chagni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chagni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 1,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 933 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,257 m.

The land around Chagni is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
933 m
80 km
2,257 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Gimja Bēt Maryam 43 km · Ādīs K’idamē 44 km · Ginja Bet 44 km · Injibara 45 km · Dibate 46 km · Mambuk 48 km · Dangila 50 km · Tīlīlī 57 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 Chagni (10.9563°, 36.5046°, elevation 0 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).