El Bahay weather in August

In August, El Bahay sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Bahay's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Bahay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in El Bahay reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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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How August really feels in El Bahay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

El Bahay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°0011.75.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°50.9123.5
Apr34° / 23°609.612.13.3
May32° / 23°46812.34.0
Jun33° / 23°10.212.44.5
Jul32° / 23°10.212.34.8
Aug33° / 22°00.112.24.5
Sep34° / 23°40.6124.1
Oct32° / 23°5410.111.94.3
Nov31° / 21°375.911.74.9
Dec32° / 20°50.811.65.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43763
53763
63862
73763
83763
93862
103961
113961
123961
133862
143862
154060
164060
174060
184159
194258
204357
214456
224654
234654
244951
254951
265149
275347
285545
295743
305842
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Bahay gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1874180
2874180
3874180
4973180
5974170
6974170
7974170
8974170
9974170
10974170
11974170
12973180
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291168210
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311167220

Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
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526breezy
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1025breezy
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3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 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 5:56 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:13
212.35:566:12
312.35:566:12
412.35:566:12
512.35:566:12
612.35:566:11
712.35:566:11
812.25:566:11
912.25:566:11
1012.25:566:10
1112.25:566:10
1212.25:566:10
1312.25:566:10
1412.25:566:09
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2212.25:556:06
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2712.25:556:04
2812.15:556:03
2912.15:556:03
3012.15:546:02
3112.15:546:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit El Bahay?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit El Bahay for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Bahay in August

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

In August, El Bahay sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in El Bahay 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 El Bahay peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Bahay 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 El Bahay is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 818 µg/m³May 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Bahay?

El Bahay sits at 6.3°N, 45.5°E, 463 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lasoano, 14 km away.

Topography around El Bahay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Bahay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around El Bahay is covered by shrubs (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
354 m
shrubsgrassland
August weather nearby: Lasoano 14 km · Neefkuceliye 25 km · Fadhigaradle 27 km · Raqo 42 km · Golwayn 43 km · Digih Habar Es 57 km · Kahandhale 69 km · Warder 71 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 El Bahay (6.3466°, 45.4781°, elevation 463 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).