Kuyera weather in August

In August, Kuyera sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 248 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kuyera's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuyera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Kuyera reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11912
21912
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41912
51912
61912
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Kuyera weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°346.611.67.6
Feb24° / 11°406.311.87.7
Mar24° / 12°11413.6126.5
Apr23° / 13°26322.312.24.8
May22° / 13°3322812.33.9
Jun21° / 12°19828.112.43.7
Jul19° / 12°19328.412.43.6
Aug20° / 12°24829.112.23.5
Sep20° / 12°36929.3123.5
Oct21° / 12°2612211.84.8
Nov22° / 10°698.811.77.0
Dec22° / 275.411.67.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51288
61288
71288
81387
91387
101387
111387
121486
131486
141585
151585
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201882
211981
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232080
242080
252179
262179
272179
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kuyera gets around 248 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
592
692
792
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993
1093
1193
1293
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1494
1594
1694
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2996
3096
3196

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57129
67030
77030
87030
96931
106931
116832
126832
136733
146733
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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316calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:41
212.36:226:41
312.36:226:41
412.36:226:40
512.36:226:40
612.36:226:40
712.36:226:40
812.36:226:39
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1212.36:226:38
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1412.36:226:37
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1712.26:226:36
1812.26:226:36
1912.26:226:36
2012.26:226:35
2112.26:226:35
2212.26:226:34
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2412.26:226:33
2512.26:226:33
2612.26:226:32
2712.26:216:32
2812.26:216:31
2912.26:216:31
3012.26:216:30
3112.16:216:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kuyera?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuyera.

What to pack for Kuyera in August

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

In August, Kuyera sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kuyera 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 Kuyera peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kuyera 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 Kuyera is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Jan 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kuyera?

Kuyera sits at 7.3°N, 38.6°E, 1,902 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Arsi Negele, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kuyera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuyera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 1,927 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Kuyera is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
1,055 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Arsi Negele 7.0 km · Shashamane 12 km · Kofelē 30 km · Awasa 33 km · Leku 53 km · K’olīto 63 km · Āsasa 65 km · Yirga ‘Alem 66 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 Kuyera (7.3°, 38.65°, elevation 1,902 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).