T’īs Isat weather in August

In August, T’īs Isat sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 524 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is T’īs Isat's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see T’īs Isat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
524 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in T’īs Isat reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°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)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
82115
92115
102115
112115
122115
132115
142115
152115
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312214

T’īs Isat weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°30.711.48.7
Feb27° / 15°40.911.68.2
Mar28° / 16°163.111.97.5
Apr28° / 17°265.812.26.9
May26° / 17°1021512.56.0
Jun24° / 15°28426.112.74.3
Jul21° / 15°52130.912.63.4
Aug21° / 15°52430.912.43.4
Sep22° / 14°24826.612.14.3
Oct24° / 14°5811.311.77.1
Nov24° / 13°153.511.58.6
Dec25° / 13°4111.38.9

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81288
91288
101387
111486
121585
131684
141783
151882
162080
172179
182278
192377
202476
212575
222674
232773
242773
252872
263070
273169
283169
293268
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

T’īs Isat gets around 524 mm of rain over 30.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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 (%)
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26100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1955
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23946
24946
25946
26955
27955
28955
29955
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
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235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:206:51
212.56:216:51
312.56:216:50
412.56:216:50
512.56:216:50
612.56:216:49
712.56:216:49
812.56:216:49
912.46:226:48
1012.46:226:48
1112.46:226:48
1212.46:226:47
1312.46:226:47
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1812.46:226:44
1912.46:226:44
2012.36:236:43
2112.36:236:43
2212.36:236:42
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2612.36:236:40
2712.36:236:39
2812.36:236:39
2912.36:236:38
3012.26:236:37
3112.26:236:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for T’īs Isat

In seasonPeak

In August, T’īs Isat sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

T’īs Isat's monsoon runs June–September, 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 T’īs Isat?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in T’īs Isat.

What to pack for T’īs Isat in August

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

In August, T’īs Isat sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in T’īs Isat 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 T’īs Isat 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
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in T’īs Isat 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 T’īs Isat is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 2241 µg/m³Aug 927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is T’īs Isat?

T’īs Isat sits at 11.5°N, 37.6°E, 1,645 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bahir Dar, 24 km away.

Topography around T’īs Isat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of T’īs Isat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around T’īs Isat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 1,655 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,849 m.

The land around T’īs Isat is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,049 m
80 km
2,849 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bahir Dar 24 km · Ādēt 26 km · Mer’āwī 46 km · Werota 50 km · Mot’a 54 km · Debre Tabor 62 km · Gurbetē 70 km · Ādīs Zemen 74 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 T’īs Isat (11.4833°, 37.5833°, elevation 1,645 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).