Gode weather in August

In August, Gode sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gode's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Gode is city in Ethiopia.

Density
871/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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gode reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Gode

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gode weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°00.111.73.5
Feb36° / 24°00.111.82.8
Mar36° / 26°131.8122.4
Apr34° / 26°831212.13.0
May33° / 25°498.812.33.5
Jun34° / 25°10.312.33.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.34.3
Aug33° / 24°10.212.24.0
Sep34° / 25°30.7123.5
Oct33° / 25°6310.511.93.8
Nov32° / 23°477.211.74.4
Dec34° / 23°81.211.73.9

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23664
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43763
53862
63862
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134159
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285545
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gode gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177023
277023
377023
477122
577122
677221
777221
877320
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1077419
1177419
1267519
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2167420
2267321
2377221
2477221
2577320
2687220
2787220
2887220
2987220
3097120
3197021

Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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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 06 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 6:04 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:20
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412.36:046:19
512.26:046:19
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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 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is August a good time to visit Gode?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gode for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gode in August

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

In August, Gode sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Gode 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 Gode peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gode 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 Gode is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1725 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gode?

Gode sits at 6.0°N, 43.6°E, 292 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kebri Dahar, 119 km away.

Kebri DaharFadhigaradleLasoanoNeefkuceliyeEl BahayBeledweyneWarderKahandhale

Topography around Gode

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gode has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Gode is covered by grassland (38%), bare terrain (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Kebri Dahar 119 km · Fadhigaradle 195 km · Lasoano 206 km · Neefkuceliye 214 km · El Bahay 217 km · Beledweyne 227 km · Warder 228 km · Kahandhale 233 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 Gode (5.9506°, 43.5519°, elevation 292 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).