Climate averages 1991–2020
Naivasha weather
in August.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Naivasha: daytime highs average 19.7°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limuru (50 km away). In August its highs average 18.5°C, 1.3°C cooler than Naivasha, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Naivasha ranks 34th of 37 for the warmest August highs and 24th of 37 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 37 cities is 24.3°C; Naivasha is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 50 mm to 53 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
Naivasha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 62 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 121 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 181 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 70 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 19.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 36 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| August, selected | 19.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 50 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 53 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 161 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 119 | 12.9 | 12.212 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
- Limuru in AugustKenya · 50 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Nakuru in AugustKenya · 60 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 72 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in AugustKenya · 63 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Kikuyu in AugustKenya · 65 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Nyeri in AugustKenya · 66 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Ngong in AugustKenya · 76 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Ruiru in AugustKenya · 76 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Nairobi in AugustKenya · 76 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 21 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 Naivasha) is explained once on the Naivasha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.