Gelemso weather in August

In August, Gelemso sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 170 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 41% 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 Gelemso's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelemso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Gelemso is Oromia,GalamsoHabro.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gelemso reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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92415
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112415
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Gelemso weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°173.611.58.1
Feb27° / 15°253.411.77.6
Mar28° / 16°859.111.96.7
Apr26° / 16°13017.812.25.4
May26° / 16°12519.412.45.4
Jun26° / 16°6413.312.56.2
Jul25° / 15°15522.212.55.2
Aug24° / 15°17022.812.35.2
Sep25° / 16°8113.212.16.5
Oct25° / 15°9812.611.86.6
Nov25° / 14°466.711.67.6
Dec25° / 13°223.711.58.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76634
86733
96733
106832
116931
127030
137129
147228
157228
167426
177525
187624
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207723
217921
227921
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308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gelemso gets around 170 mm of rain over 22.8 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
479
578
678
777
876
976
1075
1174
1274
1374
1473
1573
1673
1773
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2371
2471
2570
2669
2768
2867
2966
3065
3163

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167024
267024
376924
476924
576924
676924
776825
886725
986725
1096526
1196526
1296526
1396427
14106327
15106327
16106228
17106228
18116128
19116029
20116029
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24145729
25145729
26155629
27165628
28175528
29175528
30185527
31195427

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:126:36
212.46:126:35
312.46:136:35
412.46:136:35
512.46:136:35
612.46:136:34
712.46:136:34
812.36:136:34
912.36:136:33
1012.36:136:33
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2212.26:136:28
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gelemso

In seasonPeak

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

Gelemso's rainy season runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Gelemso?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gelemso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gelemso in August

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

In August, Gelemso sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gelemso 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 Gelemso peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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 18UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gelemso 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 Gelemso 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 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gelemso?

Gelemso sits at 8.8°N, 40.5°E, 1,795 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedēsa, 31 km away.

DederWelench’ītī

Topography around Gelemso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelemso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,826 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,330 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,481 m.

The land around Gelemso is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,330 m
80 km
2,481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Bedēsa 31 km · Āwash 43 km · Āsbe Teferī 49 km · Mī’ēso 53 km · Metahāra 67 km · Hīrna 78 km · Deder 116 km · Welench’ītī 120 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 Gelemso (8.8167°, 40.5167°, elevation 1,795 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).