Dangila weather in August

In August, Dangila sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 443 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Dangila's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dangila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
443 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Dangila 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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dangila reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Dangila 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
Jan27° / 13°71.411.48.2
Feb28° / 14°61.811.67.3
Mar29° / 16°27511.96.2
Apr29° / 17°607.812.26.0
May26° / 16°24220.212.55.1
Jun23° / 15°36529.312.63.8
Jul21° / 14°40930.912.63.4
Aug21° / 14°44330.912.43.4
Sep23° / 14°45628.612.13.8
Oct24° / 14°24619.511.75.5
Nov25° / 13°447.411.57.6
Dec26° / 13°132.611.48.3

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dangila gets around 443 mm of rain over 30.9 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 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 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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78218
88218
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108020
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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
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134calm
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154calm
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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 6:24 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:246:54
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512.56:246:53
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712.56:256:52
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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 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
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104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dangila

In seasonPeak

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

Dangila'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 Dangila?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dangila.

What to pack for Dangila in August

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

In August, Dangila sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dangila 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 Dangila peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dangila 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 Dangila 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 Dangila?

Dangila sits at 11.3°N, 36.8°E, 2,096 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gurbetē, 17 km away.

Topography around Dangila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dangila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 2,104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,721 m.

The land around Dangila is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
1,027 m
80 km
2,721 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gurbetē 17 km · Ādīs K’idamē 21 km · Injibara 31 km · Mer’āwī 40 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 47 km · Ginja Bet 47 km · Chagni 50 km · Tīlīlī 50 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 Dangila (11.2667°, 36.8333°, elevation 2,096 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).