Hāyk’ weather in August

In August, Hāyk’ sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 131 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hāyk’'s 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hāyk’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hāyk’ reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Hāyk’ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°438.311.47.1
Feb23° / 11°447.911.67.3
Mar24° / 13°10614.611.96.5
Apr25° / 14°1131512.26.3
May26° / 15°477.912.57.2
Jun28° / 15°9212.67.6
Jul26° / 15°10115.612.65.9
Aug25° / 15°13120.912.45.4
Sep25° / 14°591212.16.8
Oct24° / 12°336.111.78.0
Nov23° / 10°253.711.58.3
Dec22° / 10°254.711.38.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45842
55941
65941
76040
86238
96238
106337
116535
126634
136634
146733
156931
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207327
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318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hāyk’ gets around 131 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1270
1370
1470
1570
1669
1768
1867
1967
2066
2165
2264
2363
2463
2562
2661
2759
2858
2958
3057
3156

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16832
26832
36733
46733
56733
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
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207228
217327
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257822
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278020
288119
298218
308218
318317

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:42
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312.56:136:42
412.56:136:42
512.56:136:41
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712.56:136:40
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hāyk’

In seasonPeak

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

Hāyk’ sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Hāyk’?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hāyk’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hāyk’ in August

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

In August, Hāyk’ sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Hāyk’ 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 Hāyk’ peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hāyk’ 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 Hāyk’ is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 942 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hāyk’?

Hāyk’ sits at 11.3°N, 39.7°E, 1,968 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dessie, 19 km away.

Topography around Hāyk’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hāyk’ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 2,033 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,819 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,645 m.

The land around Hāyk’ is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
601 m
16 km
1,819 m
80 km
3,645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Dessie 19 km · Kombolcha 25 km · Batī 38 km · Mersa 41 km · Harbu 44 km · Sifra 50 km · Weldiya 60 km · Kemisē 68 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 Hāyk’ (11.3°, 39.6833°, elevation 1,968 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).