Gīmbīcho weather in August

In August, Gīmbīcho sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 284 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gīmbīcho's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gīmbīcho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Density
10,044/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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gīmbīcho reaches about 21°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 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Gīmbīcho weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°29511.67.7
Feb26° / 12°405.811.87.3
Mar26° / 13°12513.711.96.1
Apr24° / 13°28721.212.25.0
May23° / 13°3222512.34.4
Jun21° / 12°20528.312.43.7
Jul20° / 12°26130.212.43.4
Aug21° / 12°28430.412.23.4
Sep21° / 12°35528.7123.7
Oct24° / 11°21513.611.86.3
Nov25° / 11°564.711.77.9
Dec25° / 11°192.511.68.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
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3694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gīmbīcho gets around 284 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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3892
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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.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:266:45
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2712.26:256:36
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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 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.81 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 Gīmbīcho

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Gīmbīcho?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gīmbīcho.

What to pack for Gīmbīcho in August

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

In August, Gīmbīcho sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gīmbīcho 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 Gīmbīcho peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gīmbīcho 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 Gīmbīcho is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2377 µg/m³Aug 1346 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gīmbīcho?

Gīmbīcho sits at 7.5°N, 37.6°E, 2,014 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Hosa’ina, 27 km away.

Topography around Gīmbīcho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gīmbīcho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m around an average of 2,074 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,645 m.

The land around Gīmbīcho is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
388 m
16 km
1,577 m
80 km
2,645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hosa’ina 27 km · Hadero 28 km · Shinshicho 32 km · Duramē 37 km · Damboya 37 km · Āreka 43 km · Shonē 50 km · K’olīto 52 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 Gīmbīcho (7.45°, 37.6333°, elevation 2,014 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).