Weldiya weather in August

In August, Weldiya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 253 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 25% 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 Weldiya's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weldiya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Weldiya is city in Amhara, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Weldiya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Weldiya weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6912.611.46.1
Feb21° / 7611.911.66.2
Mar21° / 11°18919.611.95.3
Apr21° / 11°16718.112.35.5
May23° / 12°609.312.57.2
Jun24° / 12°366.212.77.8
Jul22° / 12°28822.912.64.9
Aug21° / 11°25324.412.44.6
Sep22° / 12°439.612.16.8
Oct21° / 11°255.311.77.5
Nov20° / 345.811.57.4
Dec20° / 396.911.37.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84456
94654
104753
114753
124951
135149
145248
155446
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297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Weldiya gets around 253 mm of rain over 24.4 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 77% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
286
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2473
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2671
2769
2868
2966
3065
3163

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
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28991
29991
30991
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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65calm
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136calm
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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 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:44
212.56:126:43
312.56:126:43
412.56:126:43
512.56:136:42
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2912.36:146:30
3012.36:146:30
3112.26:146:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Weldiya

In seasonPeak

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

Weldiya sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Weldiya?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Weldiya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weldiya in August

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

In August, Weldiya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Weldiya 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 Weldiya peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Weldiya 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 Weldiya is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateSep 1038 µg/m³Nov 1826 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Weldiya?

Weldiya sits at 11.8°N, 39.6°E, 1,892 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mersa, 19 km away.

Topography around Weldiya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weldiya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m around an average of 1,988 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,515 m.

The land around Weldiya is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
735 m
16 km
2,302 m
80 km
3,515 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mersa 19 km · Sifra 53 km · Hāyk’ 60 km · Lalibela 63 km · Alamata 66 km · Korem 76 km · Dessie 77 km · Batī 85 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 Weldiya (11.8277°, 39.5916°, elevation 1,892 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).