Climate averages 1991–2020
Negēlē weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Negēlē: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dīla (186 km away). In August its highs average 22.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Negēlē, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Negēlē ranks 12th of 40 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 40 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 40 cities is 22.8°C; Negēlē is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Negēlē climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 9.6 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 29.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 12 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 27.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 73 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 219 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 23.2°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 141 | 21.8 | 12.412 h |
| June | 22.1°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| July | 22.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 13 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 23.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 10 | 3.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 24.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 207 | 22.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 94 | 13.0 | 11.912 h |
| December | 26.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Dīla in AugustEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in AugustEthiopia · 205 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 150 mm rain
- Awasa in AugustEthiopia · 229 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 81 mm rain
- Shashamane in AugustEthiopia · 236 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.3°C · 76 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in AugustEthiopia · 248 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 248 mm rain
- Sodo in AugustEthiopia · 265 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 12.7°C · 253 mm rain
- K’olīto in AugustEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 173 mm rain
- Gununo in AugustEthiopia · 278 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 260 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Negēlē) is explained once on the Negēlē year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.