Kobo weather in August

In August, Kobo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 297 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Kobo's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kobo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
297 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kobo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Kobo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°689.811.56.8
Feb22° / 11°659.211.76.9
Mar23° / 13°1371511.96.4
Apr24° / 14°15614.312.26.3
May25° / 15°537.712.57.5
Jun25° / 15°446.712.67.5
Jul23° / 14°2602512.54.8
Aug23° / 14°29726.712.34.5
Sep23° / 14°8313.412.16.5
Oct23° / 13°265.611.87.9
Nov22° / 11°254.311.58.0
Dec21° / 10°254.411.47.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55347
65347
75446
85545
95545
105644
115842
125941
136139
146238
156337
166535
176733
186733
196931
207030
217030
227228
237228
247327
257327
267327
277525
287525
297624
307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kobo gets around 297 mm of rain over 26.7 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1289
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1488
1587
1686
1785
1884
1984
2083
2183
2282
2382
2481
2580
2680
2779
2878
2977
3075
3174

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
137030
147129
157228
167327
177426
187525
197624
207822
217921
228020
238119
248218
258317
268416
278515
288614
298713
308812
318911

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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85calm
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115calm
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316calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:136:40
212.46:136:40
312.46:146:39
412.46:146:39
512.46:146:39
612.46:146:39
712.46:146:38
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1312.46:156:36
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.1Bright
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kobo

In seasonPeak

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

Kobo's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kobo sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kobo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kobo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kobo in August

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

In August, Kobo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kobo 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 Kobo peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kobo 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 Kobo is worst in June — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJun 1842 µg/m³Nov 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kobo?

Kobo sits at 10.0°N, 39.9°E, 1,447 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Robit, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kobo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,137 m.

The land around Kobo is covered by shrubs (57%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
812 m
16 km
2,084 m
80 km
3,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Robit 6.0 km · Abomsa 15 km · Āt’aye 37 km · Mehal Mēda 38 km · Debre Birhan 52 km · Kemisē 77 km · Were Īlu 77 km · ‘Alem Ketema 90 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 Kobo (10.028°, 39.8528°, elevation 1,447 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).