Felana weather in August

In August, Felana sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 94 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Felana's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Felana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Felana reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Felana weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°162.811.58.6
Feb26° / 14°193.111.78.1
Mar27° / 15°598.511.97.0
Apr26° / 16°10514.312.25.9
May26° / 16°11717.112.45.6
Jun26° / 16°4710.812.56.6
Jul25° / 15°7616.712.56.0
Aug25° / 16°9418.712.35.7
Sep25° / 16°10116.512.15.9
Oct25° / 14°819.911.87.0
Nov25° / 13°273.711.68.4
Dec24° / 12°132.111.58.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 42% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56040
66139
76238
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
136634
146733
156733
166832
176832
186931
197030
207228
217228
227327
237426
247525
257624
267624
277822
287822
297921
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Felana gets around 94 mm of rain over 18.7 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
462
562
661
761
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960
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2560
2660
2760
2860
2959
3059
3158

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145550
245550
345550
446540
546540
647530
748520
848520
949510
1049510
1150500
1251490
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2850491
2950491
3050491
3150491

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 6:05 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:056:30
212.46:056:30
312.46:056:29
412.46:056:29
512.46:056:29
612.46:056:29
712.46:056:28
812.46:056:28
912.46:066:28
1012.46:066:27
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1212.36:066:26
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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Felana

In seasonPeak

None of Felana's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Felana sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Felana?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Felana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Felana in August

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

In August, Felana sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Felana 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 Felana peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Felana 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 Felana is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1929 µg/m³Dec 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Felana?

Felana sits at 9.5°N, 42.2°E, 2,150 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Funyan Bīra, 16 km away.

Topography around Felana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Felana has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 2,131 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,672 m.

The land around Felana is covered by shrubs (56%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
769 m
16 km
1,642 m
80 km
2,672 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Funyan Bīra 16 km · Harar 18 km · ‘Alemaya 21 km · Babīlē 31 km · Dire Dawa 38 km · Chinahsen 47 km · Ārabī 65 km · Jijiga 69 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 Felana (9.465°, 42.1845°, elevation 2,150 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).