Chelenko weather in August

In August, Chelenko sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 112 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Chelenko's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chelenko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Chelenko is town in Oromia 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chelenko reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chelenko weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 13°284.711.58.3
Feb25° / 14°374.911.77.8
Mar26° / 16°12311.411.96.6
Apr26° / 17°16814.812.25.9
May28° / 17°7810.112.46.4
Jun28° / 17°216.612.56.3
Jul27° / 17°7918.212.55.5
Aug26° / 17°11221.512.35.2
Sep26° / 17°8916.612.15.8
Oct26° / 15°657.511.87.4
Nov25° / 14°374.311.68.3
Dec24° / 13°223.211.58.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47129
57129
67228
77228
87426
97426
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117525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chelenko gets around 112 mm of rain over 21.5 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
272
373
473
573
673
773
873
972
1072
1172
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1869
1968
2068
2167
2267
2367
2467
2567
2667
2767
2867
2966
3066
3166

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
115814
215814
314824
414824
514815
614815
714815
814815
914815
1015796
1115796
1215796
1316786
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1617776
1717776
1817776
1918766
2018766
2119756
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2420746
2520746
2620746
2721736
2821736
2921736
3022726
3122726

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:076:32
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412.46:086:32
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2012.36:096:25
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2212.36:086:24
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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55.6Bright
65.7Bright
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305.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chelenko

In seasonPeak

None of Chelenko's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Chelenko?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chelenko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chelenko in August

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

In August, Chelenko sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chelenko 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 Chelenko peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Chelenko 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 Chelenko is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1931 µg/m³Nov 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chelenko?

Chelenko sits at 9.4°N, 41.6°E, 2,156 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Deder, 16 km away.

Topography around Chelenko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chelenko has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m around an average of 2,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,679 m.

The land around Chelenko is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
796 m
16 km
1,689 m
80 km
2,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Deder 16 km · Dire Dawa 40 km · ‘Alemaya 49 km · Hīrna 54 km · Harar 62 km · Felana 69 km · Funyan Bīra 83 km · Āsbe Teferī 84 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 Chelenko (9.3975°, 41.561°, elevation 2,156 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).