Komtikas weather in August

In August, Komtikas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 173 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 humid.

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 Komtikas's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Komtikas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 173 mm; 25.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:35 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; 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 Komtikas 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	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	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	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

Komtikas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 15°	41	9.1	11.6	6.6
Feb	29° / 16°	35	8.5	11.8	5.7
Mar	29° / 17°	104	19.3	12	4.5
Apr	27° / 17°	248	27.1	12.1	3.8
May	25° / 16°	302	30.3	12.3	3.7
Jun	24° / 16°	191	26.6	12.4	4.2
Jul	23° / 16°	179	26.6	12.4	4.2
Aug	24° / 16°	173	25.4	12.2	4.4
Sep	25° / 16°	200	26.1	12	4.3
Oct	25° / 16°	275	28.2	11.8	4.0
Nov	25° / 15°	151	22.9	11.7	4.8
Dec	26° / 14°	66	13.8	11.6	6.3

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	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 (%)	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Komtikas gets around 173 mm of rain over 25.4 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 83% and peaks near 86% 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 (%)	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	84
31	84

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid 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
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Humid (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	85	85

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	13	87
2	0	13	87
3	0	13	87
4	0	13	87
5	0	13	87
6	0	13	87
7	0	14	86
8	0	14	86
9	0	14	86
10	0	14	86
11	0	14	86
12	0	14	86
13	0	14	86
14	0	14	86
15	0	14	86
16	0	14	86
17	0	14	86
18	0	14	86
19	0	14	86
20	0	15	85
21	0	15	85
22	0	15	85
23	0	15	85
24	0	15	85
25	0	14	86
26	0	14	86
27	1	14	85
28	1	14	85
29	1	14	85
30	1	14	85
31	1	14	85

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:42 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)	12.3	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:35	6:53
2	12.3	6:35	6:53
3	12.3	6:35	6:53
4	12.3	6:35	6:52
5	12.3	6:35	6:52
6	12.3	6:35	6:52
7	12.3	6:35	6:52
8	12.3	6:35	6:51
9	12.3	6:35	6:51
10	12.3	6:35	6:51
11	12.3	6:35	6:50
12	12.3	6:35	6:50
13	12.2	6:35	6:50
14	12.2	6:35	6:49
15	12.2	6:35	6:49
16	12.2	6:35	6:49
17	12.2	6:35	6:48
18	12.2	6:35	6:48
19	12.2	6:35	6:48
20	12.2	6:35	6:47
21	12.2	6:35	6:47
22	12.2	6:35	6:46
23	12.2	6:35	6:46
24	12.2	6:34	6:45
25	12.2	6:34	6:45
26	12.2	6:34	6:44
27	12.2	6:34	6:44
28	12.2	6:34	6:44
29	12.2	6:34	6:43
30	12.1	6:34	6:43
31	12.1	6:34	6:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.9 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	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	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Komtikas?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Komtikas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Komtikas in August

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

In August, Komtikas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Komtikas 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 Komtikas peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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	14	15	13	12	11	12	14	12	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Komtikas 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 Komtikas is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 15 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)	70	79	39	17	15	23	22	18	18	18	26	44
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	70	Unhealthy
Feb	79	Unhealthy
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Komtikas?

Komtikas sits at 7.0°N, 35.6°E, 1,349 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mīzan Teferī, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Komtikas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Komtikas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m around an average of 1,417 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,717 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,315 m.

The land around Komtikas is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

594 m

trees 86%

16 km

1,717 m

trees 87%

80 km

2,315 m

trees 64%

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

August weather nearby: Mīzan Teferī 6.0 km · Tēpī 29 km · Wacha 36 km · Bonga 84 km · Metu 149 km · Āgaro 156 km · Jimma 162 km · Felege Neway 164 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 Komtikas (6.9577°, 35.5575°, elevation 1,349 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	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	84
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	13	87
2	0	13	87
3	0	13	87
4	0	13	87
5	0	13	87
6	0	13	87
7	0	14	86
8	0	14	86
9	0	14	86
10	0	14	86
11	0	14	86
12	0	14	86
13	0	14	86
14	0	14	86
15	0	14	86
16	0	14	86
17	0	14	86
18	0	14	86
19	0	14	86
20	0	15	85
21	0	15	85
22	0	15	85
23	0	15	85
24	0	15	85
25	0	14	86
26	0	14	86
27	1	14	85
28	1	14	85
29	1	14	85
30	1	14	85
31	1	14	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	84
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	13	87
2	0	13	87
3	0	13	87
4	0	13	87
5	0	13	87
6	0	13	87
7	0	14	86
8	0	14	86
9	0	14	86
10	0	14	86
11	0	14	86
12	0	14	86
13	0	14	86
14	0	14	86
15	0	14	86
16	0	14	86
17	0	14	86
18	0	14	86
19	0	14	86
20	0	15	85
21	0	15	85
22	0	15	85
23	0	15	85
24	0	15	85
25	0	14	86
26	0	14	86
27	1	14	85
28	1	14	85
29	1	14	85
30	1	14	85
31	1	14	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	82
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	84
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	13	87
2	0	13	87
3	0	13	87
4	0	13	87
5	0	13	87
6	0	13	87
7	0	14	86
8	0	14	86
9	0	14	86
10	0	14	86
11	0	14	86
12	0	14	86
13	0	14	86
14	0	14	86
15	0	14	86
16	0	14	86
17	0	14	86
18	0	14	86
19	0	14	86
20	0	15	85
21	0	15	85
22	0	15	85
23	0	15	85
24	0	15	85
25	0	14	86
26	0	14	86
27	1	14	85
28	1	14	85
29	1	14	85
30	1	14	85
31	1	14	85