Welench’ītī weather in August

In August, Welench’ītī sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 112 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Welench’ītī's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Welench’ītī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Welench’ītī is city in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Welench’ītī reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
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202918
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222918
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252918
262918
272918
283018
293018
303018
313018

How August really feels in Welench’ītī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Welench’ītī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°61.611.67.9
Feb30° / 16°81.911.76.5
Mar31° / 18°245.211.95.3
Apr31° / 19°336.812.24.8
May32° / 19°26512.44.7
Jun31° / 19°28912.54.5
Jul30° / 18°8422.312.54.0
Aug29° / 18°1122512.33.8
Sep30° / 18°5612.912.15.0
Oct30° / 17°132.711.86.5
Nov28° / 15°101.811.67.6
Dec27° / 14°41.111.58.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86634
96733
106733
116931
126931
137030
147228
157327
167426
177525
187624
197723
207822
217921
228020
238119
248119
258218
268317
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288416
298416
308416
318515

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Welench’ītī gets around 112 mm of rain over 25 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
481
581
681
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1981
2081
2181
2280
2380
2479
2579
2678
2777
2876
2975
3073
3172

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
13907
22908
32908
42908
52908
62899
72899
82899
92899
1028810
1128810
1228810
1328810
1428810
1538710
1638710
1738710
1848610
1948610
204879
215869
225878
235878
246877
256877
267876
277885
288875
298884
309874
3110873

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:176:40
212.46:176:40
312.46:176:39
412.46:176:39
512.46:176:39
612.46:176:39
712.36:176:38
812.36:176:38
912.36:186:38
1012.36:186:37
1112.36:186:37
1212.36:186:37
1312.36:186:36
1412.36:186:36
1512.36:186:35
1612.36:186:35
1712.36:186:35
1812.36:186:34
1912.36:186:34
2012.36:186:33
2112.36:186:33
2212.26:186:32
2312.26:186:32
2412.26:186:31
2512.26:176:31
2612.26:176:30
2712.26:176:30
2812.26:176:29
2912.26:176:29
3012.26:176:28
3112.26:176:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Welench’ītī

In seasonPeak

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

Welench’ītī sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Welench’ītī?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Welench’ītī.

What to pack for Welench’ītī in August

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

In August, Welench’ītī sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Welench’ītī 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 Welench’ītī peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Welench’ītī 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 Welench’ītī is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1937 µg/m³Nov 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Welench’ītī?

Welench’ītī sits at 8.7°N, 39.4°E, 1,460 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adama, 22 km away.

Topography around Welench’ītī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Welench’ītī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 1,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,204 m.

The land around Welench’ītī is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
1,266 m
80 km
3,204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Adama 22 km · Wenjī 29 km · Wonji 33 km · Mojo 35 km · Sīrē 39 km · Bishoftu 51 km · Huruta 58 km · Metahāra 59 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 Welench’ītī (8.6667°, 39.4333°, elevation 1,460 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).