Negēlē weather in August

In August, Negēlē sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Negēlē's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Negēlē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Negēlē is town in southern Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Negēlē reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Negēlē weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°101.411.76.2
Feb31° / 19°121.311.85.5
Mar30° / 19°738.4125.2
Apr27° / 18°21922.912.14.4
May25° / 18°14121.812.25.0
Jun24° / 17°19612.37.2
Jul24° / 17°134.412.37.3
Aug25° / 17°11312.27.4
Sep27° / 18°274.5127.1
Oct26° / 17°20722.511.94.9
Nov26° / 16°941311.86.1
Dec29° / 17°16311.77.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41288
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101486
111486
121486
131684
141684
151783
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202278
212377
222377
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242674
252674
262773
272773
282773
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Negēlē gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
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511
611
710
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1010
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1310
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1510
169
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269
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289
299
309
319

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
141581
242571
342571
443561
543561
643561
744551
844551
944551
1044551
1145541
1245541
1345541
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2048511
2149501
2250491
2351481
2452471
2553461
2654451
2754451
2855441
2956431
3056431
3157421

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:216:35
212.26:216:35
312.26:216:34
412.26:216:34
512.26:216:34
612.26:216:34
712.26:216:34
812.26:216:33
912.26:216:33
1012.26:216:33
1112.26:216:33
1212.26:216:32
1312.26:216:32
1412.26:216:32
1512.26:216:31
1612.26:206:31
1712.26:206:31
1812.26:206:30
1912.26:206:30
2012.26:206:30
2112.26:206:29
2212.16:206:29
2312.16:206:28
2412.16:206:28
2512.16:196:28
2612.16:196:27
2712.16:196:27
2812.16:196:26
2912.16:196:26
3012.16:196:25
3112.16:186:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Negēlē

In seasonPeak

None of Negēlē's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Negēlē?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Negēlē for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Negēlē in August

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

In August, Negēlē sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Negēlē 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 Negēlē peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Negēlē?

Negēlē sits at 5.3°N, 39.6°E, 1,540 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shakiso, 90 km away.

MenaKerchaHagere MaryamYabēloAra AliYirga Ch’efē

Topography around Negēlē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Negēlē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,502 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Negēlē is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Shakiso 90 km · Kibre Mengist 92 km · Mena 126 km · Kercha 140 km · Hagere Maryam 153 km · Yabēlo 173 km · Ara Ali 176 km · Yirga Ch’efē 180 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 Negēlē (5.3167°, 39.5833°, elevation 1,540 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).