Debre Mark’os weather in August

In August, Debre Mark’os sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 417 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 Debre Mark’os's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debre Mark’os's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 417 mm; 31 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:23 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Debre Mark’os is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Debre Mark’os reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	20	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	20	13
11	20	13
12	20	13
13	20	13
14	20	13
15	20	13
16	20	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	13
26	20	13
27	20	13
28	20	13
29	20	13
30	20	13
31	20	13

Debre Mark’os 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	13	3.1	11.5	8.3
Feb	27° / 13°	20	4.1	11.7	7.7
Mar	27° / 14°	68	11.6	11.9	6.4
Apr	27° / 14°	137	14.8	12.2	5.9
May	25° / 14°	269	21.4	12.5	5.0
Jun	22° / 13°	380	29.3	12.6	3.7
Jul	20° / 13°	425	30.9	12.5	3.3
Aug	20° / 13°	417	31	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 12°	390	28.1	12.1	3.9
Oct	23° / 12°	126	11.5	11.8	6.8
Nov	24° / 11°	46	6.8	11.5	7.9
Dec	24° / 11°	12	2.9	11.4	8.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	15	15
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	86	86	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Debre Mark’os gets around 417 mm of rain over 31 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Comfortable (%)	94	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:21	6:49
2	12.5	6:21	6:49
3	12.4	6:22	6:48
4	12.4	6:22	6:48
5	12.4	6:22	6:48
6	12.4	6:22	6:47
7	12.4	6:22	6:47
8	12.4	6:22	6:47
9	12.4	6:22	6:46
10	12.4	6:22	6:46
11	12.4	6:23	6:46
12	12.4	6:23	6:45
13	12.4	6:23	6:45
14	12.4	6:23	6:44
15	12.4	6:23	6:44
16	12.3	6:23	6:43
17	12.3	6:23	6:43
18	12.3	6:23	6:43
19	12.3	6:23	6:42
20	12.3	6:23	6:42
21	12.3	6:23	6:41
22	12.3	6:23	6:41
23	12.3	6:23	6:40
24	12.3	6:23	6:39
25	12.3	6:23	6:39
26	12.3	6:23	6:38
27	12.2	6:23	6:38
28	12.2	6:23	6:37
29	12.2	6:23	6:37
30	12.2	6:23	6:36
31	12.2	6:23	6:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Debre Mark’os

In seasonPeak

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

Debre Mark’os's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Aug

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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Debre Mark’os?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Debre Mark’os.

What to pack for Debre Mark’os in August

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

In August, Debre Mark’os sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Debre Mark’os 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 Debre Mark’os peaks around March 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	16	15	13	12	13	14	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Debre Mark’os 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 Debre Mark’os is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	40	35	31	27	31	29	27	34	41	44	48
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	48	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Debre Mark’os?

Debre Mark’os sits at 10.3°N, 37.7°E, 2,487 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lumamē, 25 km away.

Topography around Debre Mark’os

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Debre Mark’os.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debre Mark’os has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 2,431 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,357 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Debre Mark’os is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

cropland 50%

16 km

1,357 m

cropland 82%

80 km

3,290 m

cropland 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

← July Debre Mark’os year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Lumamē 25 km · Dembech’a 35 km · Bichena 52 km · Finote Selam 64 km · Dayē 78 km · Mertule Maryam 79 km · Burē 83 km · Mot’a 83 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

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 Debre Mark’os (10.35°, 37.7333°, elevation 2,487 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	20	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	20	13
11	20	13
12	20	13
13	20	13
14	20	13
15	20	13
16	20	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	13
26	20	13
27	20	13
28	20	13
29	20	13
30	20	13
31	20	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	20	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	20	13
11	20	13
12	20	13
13	20	13
14	20	13
15	20	13
16	20	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	13
26	20	13
27	20	13
28	20	13
29	20	13
30	20	13
31	20	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	20	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	20	13
11	20	13
12	20	13
13	20	13
14	20	13
15	20	13
16	20	13
17	20	13
18	20	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	13
26	20	13
27	20	13
28	20	13
29	20	13
30	20	13
31	20	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97