Fichē weather in August

In August, Fichē sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 332 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 4% 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 Fichē's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fichē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
332 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Fichē is town in central Ethiopia.

Density
4,290/km²
people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fichē reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Fichē weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°183.711.58.2
Feb26° / 11°264.511.77.7
Mar26° / 12°7610.411.96.8
Apr26° / 12°7710.312.26.7
May26° / 13°657.712.47.1
Jun24° / 12°1061312.66.4
Jul20° / 12°33629.512.53.6
Aug20° / 12°33230.712.33.4
Sep21° / 11°16922.812.14.6
Oct23° / 10°38511.87.8
Nov24° / 182.611.68.5
Dec24° / 91.911.48.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
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223070
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253268
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273367
283466
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303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fichē gets around 332 mm of rain over 30.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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499
5100
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999
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2798
2898
2997
3097
3196

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53763
63763
73664
83664
93565
103565
113565
123466
133565
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193862
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224060
234159
244258
254357
264456
274555
284654
294753
304852
314951

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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44calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:186:44
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512.46:196:43
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2712.26:196:33
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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 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Fichē

In seasonPeak

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

Fichē's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Fichē?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fichē.

What to pack for Fichē in August

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

In August, Fichē sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fichē 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 Fichē peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Fichē 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 Fichē is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJun 1444 µg/m³Aug 1034 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr35Poor
May39Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fichē?

Fichē sits at 9.8°N, 38.7°E, 2,792 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gebre Guracha, 37 km away.

Topography around Fichē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fichē has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,052 m around an average of 2,703 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,265 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,528 m.

The land around Fichē is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,052 m
16 km
2,265 m
80 km
2,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gebre Guracha 37 km · ‘Alem Ketema 46 km · Dayē 52 km · Sendafa 79 km · Sheno 81 km · Burayu 85 km · Genet 85 km · Addis Ababa 86 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 Fichē (9.8°, 38.7333°, elevation 2,792 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).