Climate averages 1991–2020
Meru weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd 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 Meru: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd 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 Isiolo (35 km away). In August its highs average 27.7°C, 4.8°C warmer than Meru, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Meru ranks 21st of 37 for the warmest August highs and 5th of 37 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 37 cities is 24.3°C; Meru is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 10 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
Meru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 39 | 7.5 | 12.112 h |
| February | 25.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 42 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 84 | 13.8 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 37 | 7.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| August, selected | 23.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 10 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 43 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 112 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 55 | 13.2 | 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
- Isiolo in AugustKenya · 35 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Nanyuki in AugustKenya · 65 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Nyeri in AugustKenya · 94 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in AugustKenya · 98 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Thika in AugustKenya · 137 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Ruiru in AugustKenya · 154 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Mwala in AugustKenya · 157 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Naivasha in AugustKenya · 160 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 50 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 Meru) is explained once on the Meru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.