Nejo weather in August

In August, Nejo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 481 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Nejo's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
481 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Nejo is town in Western Ethiopia.

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

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 Nejo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
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Nejo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°30.811.56.9
Feb31° / 17°51.111.75.8
Mar31° / 18°314.711.95.1
Apr30° / 18°11111.212.24.8
May27° / 17°36325.412.44.2
Jun25° / 16°51829.812.53.6
Jul23° / 15°47630.612.53.6
Aug23° / 15°48130.812.33.5
Sep24° / 16°49229.612.13.7
Oct25° / 15°30425.311.84.5
Nov26° / 15°497.111.67.2
Dec28° / 15°4111.58.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10496
11496
12496
13496
14595
15496
16496
17496
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21595
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25694
26694
27793
28793
29793
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nejo gets around 481 mm of rain over 30.8 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
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499
599
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27100
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29100
30100
31100

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.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
51981
61981
71882
81882
91783
101684
111684
121585
131486
141486
151387
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211189
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241090
251090
261090
271090
28991
29991
30892
31892

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
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314calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:316:57
212.46:326:56
312.46:326:56
412.46:326:56
512.46:326:56
612.46:326:55
712.46:326:55
812.46:326:55
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1212.36:326:53
1312.36:336:53
1412.36:336:52
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1812.36:336:51
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2012.36:336:50
2112.36:336:49
2212.36:336:49
2312.36:336:48
2412.36:336:48
2512.26:336:47
2612.26:336:47
2712.26:326:46
2812.26:326:46
2912.26:326:45
3012.26:326:44
3112.26:326:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nejo

In seasonPeak

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

Nejo's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Nejo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nejo.

What to pack for Nejo in August

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

In August, Nejo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nejo 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 Nejo peaks around March 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nejo 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 Nejo is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1653 µg/m³May 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr28Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nejo?

Nejo sits at 9.5°N, 35.5°E, 1,888 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gimbi, 52 km away.

ĀsosaNek’emtēGutinĀyanaDembī Dolo

Topography around Nejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,857 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,907 m.

The land around Nejo is covered by trees (47%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
759 m
80 km
1,907 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Gimbi 52 km · Mendī 55 km · Bambesi 89 km · Āsosa 123 km · Nek’emtē 124 km · Gutin 125 km · Āyana 130 km · Dembī Dolo 132 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 Nejo (9.5°, 35.5°, elevation 1,888 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).