Bako Weather in August
Bako in August
The short of it: Bako in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 99 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
August in Bako brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 15°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Bako runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Jinka, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Bako, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 21 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JinkaSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 17 km SSE | 27° | 15° | 90 mm |
| Felege NewaySouth Ethiopia Regional State | 67 km NNE | 27° | 16° | 111 mm |
| GīdolēSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 90 km E | 24° | 13° | 98 mm |
| TurmiSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 91 km S | 30° | 17° | 68 mm |
| Arba MinchSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 112 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 52 mm |
| KonsoSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 118 km ESE | 27° | 15° | 23 mm |
| LobuniSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 118 km SSW | 35° | 20° | 61 mm |
| Ch’ench’aSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 122 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 140 mm |