Climate averages 1991–2020
Kakamega weather
in August.
A warm, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Kakamega: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 106 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes August a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khwisero (22 km away). In August its highs average 24.4°C, about as warm as Kakamega, with 139 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Kakamega ranks 17th of 37 for the warmest August highs and 33rd of 37 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 37 cities is 24.3°C; Kakamega is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 106 mm to 104 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
Kakamega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 92 | 13.2 | 12.112 h |
| February | 28.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 74 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| March | 27.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 149 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 235 | 26.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.7°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 194 | 26.8 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 105 | 21.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 99 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| August, selected | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 106 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| September | 25.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 104 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 171 | 25.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 202 | 23.7 | 12.112 h |
| December | 26.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 136 | 18.2 | 12.112 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
- Khwisero in AugustKenya · 22 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.6°C · 139 mm rain
- Kisumu in AugustKenya · 43 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Eldoret in AugustKenya · 63 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.6°C · 304 mm rain
- Busia in AugustKenya · 74 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.4°C · 168 mm rain
- Kitale in AugustKenya · 86 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 224 mm rain
- Kisii in AugustKenya · 107 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Migori in AugustKenya · 153 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Nakuru in AugustKenya · 161 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 72 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 Kakamega) is explained once on the Kakamega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.