Gīnch’ī weather in August

In August, Gīnch’ī sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 400 mm of rain across 30.9 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gīnch’ī's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gīnch’ī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
400 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Gīnch’ī reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Gīnch’ī 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
Jan23° / 204.311.58.0
Feb25° / 10°244.911.77.9
Mar25° / 12°7111.311.96.8
Apr24° / 12°1181512.26.1
May24° / 12°13714.412.46.2
Jun22° / 12°27523.712.54.5
Jul20° / 11°35330.812.53.3
Aug20° / 11°40030.912.33.2
Sep20° / 11°33426.712.14.0
Oct22° / 11°517.211.87.2
Nov23° / 10°132.511.68.3
Dec23° / 71.811.58.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7694
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9694
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12793
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gīnch’ī gets around 400 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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 5 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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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 6:21 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:216:45
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512.46:226:44
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1612.36:236:40
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2012.36:226:39
2112.36:226:38
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2712.26:226:35
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.86 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 Gīnch’ī

In seasonPeak

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

Gīnch’ī's monsoon runs June–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 Gīnch’ī?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gīnch’ī.

What to pack for Gīnch’ī in August

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

In August, Gīnch’ī sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gīnch’ī 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 Gīnch’ī peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gīnch’ī 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 Gīnch’ī is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1746 µg/m³Aug 931 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gīnch’ī?

Gīnch’ī sits at 9.0°N, 38.1°E, 2,274 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīs ‘Alem, 27 km away.

Topography around Gīnch’ī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gīnch’ī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m around an average of 2,293 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,460 m.

The land around Gīnch’ī is covered by cropland (64%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
545 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
2,460 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ādīs ‘Alem 27 km · Hāgere Hiywet 33 km · Genet 39 km · Tulu Bolo 41 km · Guder 43 km · Sebeta 53 km · Burayu 56 km · Waliso 59 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 Gīnch’ī (9.0333°, 38.15°, elevation 2,274 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).