Wegeda weather in August

In August, Wegeda sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 319 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Wegeda's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wegeda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 319 mm; 29.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:19 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Wegeda reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

Wegeda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 12°	8	1.9	11.4	8.5
Feb	27° / 14°	19	3.2	11.6	7.9
Mar	28° / 15°	47	7.9	11.9	7.0
Apr	28° / 15°	73	9.7	12.2	6.6
May	27° / 15°	90	9.7	12.5	6.7
Jun	25° / 14°	175	17.6	12.6	5.7
Jul	22° / 14°	337	29.7	12.6	3.8
Aug	22° / 14°	319	29.3	12.4	3.9
Sep	24° / 14°	104	13.3	12.1	6.6
Oct	25° / 14°	22	2.9	11.7	8.4
Nov	25° / 13°	16	2.9	11.5	8.6
Dec	25° / 12°	8	1.6	11.4	8.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	37	38	40	40	42	44	45	47	49	50	51	53	54	56	57	58	59	61	61	63
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	63	62	60	60	58	56	55	53	51	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	41	39	39	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wegeda gets around 319 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	87	86	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	90
28	89
29	87
30	86
31	84

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	55	56	57	59	61	62	64	66	68	69	71	73	75	76	78	80	81
Comfortable (%)	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	45	44	43	41	39	38	36	34	32	31	29	27	25	24	22	20	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	78	22
30	80	20
31	81	19

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
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16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:18	6:48
2	12.5	6:18	6:47
3	12.5	6:18	6:47
4	12.5	6:18	6:47
5	12.5	6:18	6:46
6	12.5	6:18	6:46
7	12.5	6:19	6:46
8	12.4	6:19	6:45
9	12.4	6:19	6:45
10	12.4	6:19	6:45
11	12.4	6:19	6:44
12	12.4	6:19	6:44
13	12.4	6:19	6:43
14	12.4	6:19	6:43
15	12.4	6:19	6:42
16	12.4	6:19	6:42
17	12.4	6:19	6:41
18	12.4	6:20	6:41
19	12.3	6:20	6:40
20	12.3	6:20	6:40
21	12.3	6:20	6:39
22	12.3	6:20	6:39
23	12.3	6:20	6:38
24	12.3	6:20	6:38
25	12.3	6:20	6:37
26	12.3	6:20	6:36
27	12.3	6:20	6:36
28	12.3	6:20	6:35
29	12.2	6:20	6:35
30	12.2	6:20	6:34
31	12.2	6:20	6:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Wegeda

In seasonPeak

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

Wegeda's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wegeda sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Wegeda?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wegeda.

What to pack for Wegeda in August

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

In August, Wegeda sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Wegeda 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 Wegeda peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	15	13	13	12	14	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Wegeda 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 Wegeda is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	42	39	36	35	39	30	31	43	44	42	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	36	Poor
May	35	Moderate
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Wegeda?

Wegeda sits at 11.2°N, 38.4°E, 2,368 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mertule Maryam, 44 km away.

Topography around Wegeda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wegeda has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m around an average of 2,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,325 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,991 m.

The land around Wegeda is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

804 m

cropland 40%

16 km

1,325 m

grassland 40%

80 km

2,991 m

cropland 56%

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← July Wegeda year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mertule Maryam 44 km · Mot’a 56 km · Nefas Mewch’a 59 km · Filakit 69 km · Debre Tabor 80 km · Bichena 87 km · T’īs Isat 90 km · Ādēt 96 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

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 Wegeda (11.2157°, 38.3645°, elevation 2,368 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	90
28	89
29	87
30	86
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	78	22
30	80	20
31	81	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	90
28	89
29	87
30	86
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	78	22
30	80	20
31	81	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	90
28	89
29	87
30	86
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	66	34
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	78	22
30	80	20
31	81	19