Kachīsī weather in August

In August, Kachīsī sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 213 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 213 mm; 30.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:23 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 12th clearest
Wind: 2 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kachīsī reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

Kachīsī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 14°	5	1.4	11.5	6.8
Feb	31° / 16°	8	1.9	11.7	5.7
Mar	31° / 17°	29	6.9	11.9	4.9
Apr	31° / 17°	44	9.2	12.2	4.6
May	30° / 17°	73	13	12.4	4.8
Jun	27° / 16°	130	24.7	12.5	4.2
Jul	24° / 16°	217	30.7	12.5	3.7
Aug	24° / 16°	213	30.4	12.3	3.8
Sep	25° / 15°	150	27.6	12.1	4.2
Oct	27° / 15°	44	8.2	11.8	6.8
Nov	28° / 14°	16	3.4	11.6	7.1
Dec	29° / 14°	4	1.4	11.4	7.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	34	35	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43
Cloudier (%)	78	78	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	68	66	65	63	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	43	57
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kachīsī gets around 213 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 98% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91
Humid (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	91	9

Wind in August

Winds average 2 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	2	calm
2	2	calm
3	2	calm
4	2	calm
5	2	calm
6	2	calm
7	2	calm
8	2	calm
9	2	calm
10	2	calm
11	2	calm
12	2	calm
13	2	calm
14	2	calm
15	2	calm
16	2	calm
17	2	calm
18	2	calm
19	2	calm
20	2	calm
21	2	calm
22	2	calm
23	2	calm
24	2	calm
25	2	calm
26	2	calm
27	2	calm
28	2	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:22	6:47
2	12.4	6:22	6:47
3	12.4	6:22	6:47
4	12.4	6:22	6:47
5	12.4	6:22	6:46
6	12.4	6:23	6:46
7	12.4	6:23	6:46
8	12.4	6:23	6:45
9	12.4	6:23	6:45
10	12.4	6:23	6:45
11	12.4	6:23	6:44
12	12.3	6:23	6:44
13	12.3	6:23	6:44
14	12.3	6:23	6:43
15	12.3	6:23	6:43
16	12.3	6:23	6:42
17	12.3	6:23	6:42
18	12.3	6:23	6:41
19	12.3	6:23	6:41
20	12.3	6:23	6:40
21	12.3	6:23	6:40
22	12.3	6:23	6:39
23	12.3	6:23	6:39
24	12.3	6:23	6:38
25	12.2	6:23	6:38
26	12.2	6:23	6:37
27	12.2	6:23	6:37
28	12.2	6:23	6:36
29	12.2	6:23	6:36
30	12.2	6:23	6:35
31	12.2	6:23	6:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kachīsī

In seasonPeak

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

Kachīsī'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 Kachīsī?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kachīsī.

What to pack for Kachīsī in August

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

In August, Kachīsī sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kachīsī 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 Kachīsī peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Kachīsī 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 Kachīsī is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	37	32	28	22	28	26	24	27	31	34	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kachīsī?

Kachīsī sits at 9.6°N, 37.8°E, 2,590 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dayē, 57 km away.

Topography around Kachīsī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kachīsī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 2,481 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,339 m.

The land around Kachīsī is covered by cropland (67%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

441 m

cropland 67%

16 km

1,366 m

cropland 60%

80 km

2,339 m

cropland 58%

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← July Kachīsī year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Dayē 57 km · Gebre Guracha 66 km · Hāgere Hiywet 69 km · Guder 70 km · Gīnch’ī 72 km · Lumamē 73 km · Gēdo 77 km · Shambu 80 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

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 Kachīsī (9.6°, 37.8333°, elevation 2,590 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	91	9