Dembī Dolo weather in August

In August, Dembī Dolo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 183 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Dembī Dolo's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dembī Dolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 183 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:36 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Dembī Dolo is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density: 3,631/km²; people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dembī Dolo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Dembī Dolo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 18°	17	4.5	11.6	5.9
Feb	31° / 19°	22	5.2	11.7	4.8
Mar	31° / 20°	82	15.5	11.9	4.0
Apr	29° / 20°	255	25.7	12.2	3.5
May	27° / 19°	297	30	12.4	3.6
Jun	25° / 18°	211	26.6	12.5	4.1
Jul	24° / 18°	199	26.3	12.4	4.3
Aug	24° / 18°	183	25.8	12.3	4.4
Sep	26° / 18°	160	25.1	12.1	4.3
Oct	27° / 18°	217	27.9	11.8	3.9
Nov	27° / 17°	176	22.3	11.6	4.7
Dec	28° / 17°	51	10.3	11.5	6.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	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 (%)	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	82	82	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	70	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dembī Dolo gets around 183 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 85% 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 (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

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 94% 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
Comfortable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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 5 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	5	5	5
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
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
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	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:46 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)	12.4	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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:36	6:58
2	12.4	6:36	6:58
3	12.4	6:36	6:58
4	12.4	6:36	6:57
5	12.4	6:36	6:57
6	12.3	6:36	6:57
7	12.3	6:36	6:57
8	12.3	6:36	6:56
9	12.3	6:36	6:56
10	12.3	6:36	6:56
11	12.3	6:36	6:55
12	12.3	6:36	6:55
13	12.3	6:36	6:55
14	12.3	6:36	6:54
15	12.3	6:36	6:54
16	12.3	6:36	6:53
17	12.3	6:36	6:53
18	12.3	6:36	6:53
19	12.3	6:36	6:52
20	12.3	6:36	6:52
21	12.2	6:36	6:51
22	12.2	6:36	6:51
23	12.2	6:36	6:50
24	12.2	6:36	6:50
25	12.2	6:36	6:49
26	12.2	6:36	6:49
27	12.2	6:36	6:48
28	12.2	6:36	6:48
29	12.2	6:36	6:47
30	12.2	6:36	6:47
31	12.2	6:36	6:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.77 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dembī Dolo

In seasonPeak

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

Dembī Dolo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Dembī Dolo?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dembī Dolo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dembī Dolo in August

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

In August, Dembī Dolo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

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UV index in Dembī Dolo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dembī Dolo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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)	10	12	14	13	12	11	12	13	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Dembī Dolo 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 Dembī Dolo is worst in January — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (May, 14 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)	98	78	42	21	14	20	22	17	16	16	36	84
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	98	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	21	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo sits at 8.5°N, 34.8°E, 1,847 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gambēla, 40 km away.

Topography around Dembī Dolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dembī Dolo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 1,775 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,145 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,833 m.

The land around Dembī Dolo is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

307 m

trees 63%

16 km

1,145 m

trees 43%

80 km

2,833 m

trees 55%

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← July Dembī Dolo year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Gambēla 40 km · Metu 90 km · Nejo 132 km · Gimbi 134 km · Bambesi 135 km · Mendī 145 km · Tēpī 165 km · Bedelē 171 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 Dembī Dolo (8.5333°, 34.8°, elevation 1,847 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	24	18
2	24	18
3	24	18
4	24	18
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	18
8	24	18
9	24	18
10	24	18
11	24	18
12	24	18
13	24	18
14	24	18
15	24	18
16	24	18
17	24	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	18
28	25	18
29	25	18
30	25	18
31	25	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95