Degeh Bur weather in August

In August, Degeh Bur sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Degeh Bur's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Degeh Bur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Degeh Bur is city in Somali, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Degeh Bur reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Degeh Bur weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°10.111.66.6
Feb31° / 17°20.511.75.8
Mar31° / 19°193.111.95.2
Apr30° / 20°8013.712.24.8
May28° / 19°6815.812.45.6
Jun27° / 19°71.312.57.5
Jul26° / 19°61.212.47.6
Aug27° / 19°61.412.37.6
Sep28° / 20°92.3126.9
Oct28° / 18°6612.111.85.9
Nov29° / 17°273.911.66.8
Dec29° / 16°40.611.57.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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304654
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Degeh Bur gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
139592
240582
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Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:01 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Degeh Bur?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Degeh Bur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Degeh Bur in August

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

In August, Degeh Bur sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Degeh Bur in August

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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 Degeh Bur peaks around March 21 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Degeh Bur 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 Degeh Bur is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Nov 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Degeh Bur?

Degeh Bur sits at 8.2°N, 43.6°E, 1,059 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Hartīshēk, 107 km away.

HartīshēkJijigaTog WajaaleGedebHargeysaGebileyBabīlēChinahsen

Topography around Degeh Bur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Degeh Bur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,065 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Degeh Bur is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
370 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Hartīshēk 107 km · Jijiga 151 km · Tog Wajaale 155 km · Gedeb 156 km · Hargeysa 159 km · Gebiley 165 km · Babīlē 175 km · Chinahsen 177 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 Degeh Bur (8.2206°, 43.5572°, elevation 1,059 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).