Waal weather in August

In August, Waal sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 28% 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 Waal's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Waal reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 Waal

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.

Waal 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.64.9
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.2
Mar35° / 21°40.7123.5
Apr34° / 23°498.612.13.3
May33° / 24°459.112.33.7
Jun33° / 24°20.312.44.2
Jul32° / 23°10.112.44.6
Aug33° / 23°00.112.24.3
Sep34° / 23°51.1123.9
Oct32° / 23°519.911.84.2
Nov32° / 21°29511.74.8
Dec33° / 20°50.811.64.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154159
164159
174258
184357
194456
204555
214555
224753
234753
244852
255050
265149
275248
285446
295644
305842
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Waal gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1137413
2137413
3137413
4137413
5137512
6137512
7137512
8137611
9137611
10127711
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29127216
30127216
31127117

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
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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 5:52 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:526:10
212.35:526:10
312.35:526:10
412.35:526:10
512.35:526:09
612.35:526:09
712.35:526:09
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1112.35:536:08
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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55.2Bright
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305.8Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Waal

In seasonPeak

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

Waal sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Waal?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Waal in August

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

In August, Waal sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Waal 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 Waal peaks around March 20 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 20UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Waal 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 Waal is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateJul 1724 µg/m³May 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Waal?

Waal sits at 6.9°N, 46.2°E, 454 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Yamarugley, 17 km away.

Topography around Waal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Waal is covered by shrubs (98%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
290 m
shrubsgrassland
August weather nearby: Yamarugley 17 km · Qorof 42 km · Digih Habar Es 56 km · Dhabad 57 km · Golwayn 60 km · Saaxo 65 km · Raqo 66 km · Cabudwaaq 71 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 Waal (6.8866°, 46.2151°, elevation 454 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).