Hagere Maryam weather in August

In August, Hagere Maryam sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hagere Maryam's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hagere Maryam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Hagere Maryam is town in Oromia, Ethiopia.

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 Hagere Maryam 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Hagere Maryam weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°162.611.78.0
Feb27° / 13°202.811.87.6
Mar26° / 13°709.3126.7
Apr24° / 14°16520.212.15.0
May22° / 14°18823.912.34.4
Jun21° / 13°10117.712.34.9
Jul19° / 12°7715.812.35.0
Aug20° / 12°7614.412.25.3
Sep22° / 13°8412.8125.9
Oct22° / 13°15223.111.94.6
Nov23° / 11°9312.411.76.3
Dec24° / 11°223.811.78.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13694
14694
15793
16793
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271387
281486
291585
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hagere Maryam gets around 76 mm of rain over 14.4 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
249
349
448
548
647
747
847
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1748
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2048
2148
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2448
2548
2648
2748
2847
2947
3047
3146

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17327
27426
37426
47525
57624
67624
77723
87723
97723
107723
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127624
137624
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317030

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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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177calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:266:41
212.26:266:40
312.26:266:40
412.26:266:40
512.26:266:40
612.26:266:40
712.26:266:39
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1412.26:266:37
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1612.26:266:37
1712.26:256:36
1812.26:256:36
1912.26:256:36
2012.26:256:35
2112.26:256:35
2212.26:256:34
2312.26:256:34
2412.16:256:34
2512.16:256:33
2612.16:246:33
2712.16:246:32
2812.16:246:32
2912.16:246:31
3012.16:246:31
3112.16:246:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hagere Maryam?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hagere Maryam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hagere Maryam in August

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

In August, Hagere Maryam sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Hagere Maryam 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 Hagere Maryam peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Hagere Maryam 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 Hagere Maryam is worst in December — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorDec 1736 µg/m³Aug 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hagere Maryam?

Hagere Maryam sits at 5.6°N, 38.2°E, 1,883 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kercha, 25 km away.

Topography around Hagere Maryam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hagere Maryam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 1,865 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,360 m.

The land around Hagere Maryam is covered by trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
2,360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kercha 25 km · Kele 55 km · Yirga Ch’efē 59 km · Wenago 76 km · Shakiso 76 km · Yabēlo 85 km · Kibre Mengist 87 km · Dīla 87 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 Hagere Maryam (5.6342°, 38.236°, elevation 1,883 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).