Raqo weather in August

In August, Raqo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Raqo's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raqo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Raqo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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)
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How August really feels in Raqo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Raqo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°0011.75.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°50.9123.5
Apr34° / 23°539.112.13.3
May33° / 24°478.512.33.8
Jun33° / 23°10.212.44.4
Jul32° / 23°10.112.34.7
Aug33° / 22°0012.24.4
Sep34° / 23°40.7124.0
Oct32° / 23°479.711.94.2
Nov31° / 21°345.811.74.9
Dec32° / 20°50.811.65.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83862
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143961
153961
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184159
194258
204357
214456
224654
234654
244852
255050
265149
275347
285545
295644
305842
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Raqo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11172170
21172170
31172170
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51172170
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251172161
261171171
271171171
281171171
291171180
301170190
311170190

Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
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526breezy
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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 5:54 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:546:11
212.35:546:11
312.35:546:11
412.35:546:11
512.35:546:10
612.35:546:10
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
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305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Raqo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Raqo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Raqo in August

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

In August, Raqo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Raqo 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 Raqo peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Raqo 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 Raqo is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodFeb 1216 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Raqo?

Raqo sits at 6.4°N, 45.9°E, 444 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Golwayn, 10 km away.

Topography around Raqo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raqo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Raqo is covered by shrubs (66%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (90%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
300 m
shrubsgrassland
August weather nearby: Golwayn 10 km · Digih Habar Es 15 km · El Bahay 42 km · Cabudwaaq 45 km · Yamarugley 50 km · Neefkuceliye 53 km · Lasoano 55 km · Waal 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 Raqo (6.4192°, 45.8525°, elevation 444 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).