El Wak weather in August

In August, El Wak sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Wak's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Wak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:18 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

El Wak is place in Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in El Wak reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

How August really feels in El Wak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

El Wak weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	5	0.9	11.9	3.5
Feb	36° / 24°	3	0.5	11.9	2.8
Mar	35° / 25°	23	3.5	12	2.8
Apr	33° / 24°	105	14.8	12.1	3.3
May	31° / 24°	35	8.6	12.1	4.4
Jun	31° / 23°	5	1.1	12.2	5.1
Jul	30° / 22°	3	0.9	12.1	5.5
Aug	31° / 22°	3	0.7	12.1	5.2
Sep	32° / 23°	3	0.6	12	4.8
Oct	32° / 23°	72	9.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	31° / 23°	103	13.8	11.9	4.3
Dec	33° / 23°	20	4.1	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	26	27	27	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Cloudier (%)	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	74	73	73	71	70	70	69	68	67	66	65	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Wak gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	1

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59
Humid (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	49	47	2
2	2	49	47	2
3	2	49	47	2
4	2	49	47	2
5	2	49	47	2
6	2	50	47	2
7	2	50	46	2
8	2	50	46	2
9	1	51	46	2
10	1	52	45	2
11	1	52	45	2
12	1	52	45	2
13	1	52	45	2
14	1	53	44	2
15	1	53	44	2
16	1	53	44	2
17	1	53	44	2
18	1	53	44	2
19	1	54	43	2
20	2	53	43	2
21	2	54	42	2
22	2	55	41	2
23	2	55	41	2
24	2	56	40	2
25	2	57	39	2
26	2	58	38	2
27	2	58	38	2
28	2	58	37	3
29	2	58	37	3
30	2	58	37	3
31	2	59	36	3

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy
31	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:19	6:26
2	12.1	6:19	6:26
3	12.1	6:19	6:26
4	12.1	6:19	6:26
5	12.1	6:19	6:26
6	12.1	6:19	6:25
7	12.1	6:18	6:25
8	12.1	6:18	6:25
9	12.1	6:18	6:25
10	12.1	6:18	6:25
11	12.1	6:18	6:24
12	12.1	6:18	6:24
13	12.1	6:18	6:24
14	12.1	6:18	6:24
15	12.1	6:18	6:23
16	12.1	6:18	6:23
17	12.1	6:17	6:23
18	12.1	6:17	6:23
19	12.1	6:17	6:22
20	12.1	6:17	6:22
21	12.1	6:17	6:22
22	12.1	6:17	6:21
23	12.1	6:16	6:21
24	12.1	6:16	6:21
25	12.1	6:16	6:20
26	12.1	6:16	6:20
27	12.1	6:16	6:20
28	12.1	6:15	6:19
29	12.1	6:15	6:19
30	12.1	6:15	6:18
31	12.1	6:15	6:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit El Wak?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit El Wak for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Wak in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, El Wak sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in El Wak in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Wak peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is El Wak?

El Wak sits at 2.8°N, 40.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Lafey, 48 km away.

Topography around El Wak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Wak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Wak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around El Wak is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

5 m

grassland 86%

16 km

40 m

shrubs 87%

80 km

710 m

shrubs 99%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← July El Wak year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Lafey 48 km · Dhamas 59 km · Takaba 99 km · Ramu 129 km · Wajir 153 km · Baardheere 158 km · Mandera 162 km · Beled Hawo 163 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for El Wak (2.8092°, 40.9288°, elevation 384 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	49	47	2
2	2	49	47	2
3	2	49	47	2
4	2	49	47	2
5	2	49	47	2
6	2	50	47	2
7	2	50	46	2
8	2	50	46	2
9	1	51	46	2
10	1	52	45	2
11	1	52	45	2
12	1	52	45	2
13	1	52	45	2
14	1	53	44	2
15	1	53	44	2
16	1	53	44	2
17	1	53	44	2
18	1	53	44	2
19	1	54	43	2
20	2	53	43	2
21	2	54	42	2
22	2	55	41	2
23	2	55	41	2
24	2	56	40	2
25	2	57	39	2
26	2	58	38	2
27	2	58	38	2
28	2	58	37	3
29	2	58	37	3
30	2	58	37	3
31	2	59	36	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	49	47	2
2	2	49	47	2
3	2	49	47	2
4	2	49	47	2
5	2	49	47	2
6	2	50	47	2
7	2	50	46	2
8	2	50	46	2
9	1	51	46	2
10	1	52	45	2
11	1	52	45	2
12	1	52	45	2
13	1	52	45	2
14	1	53	44	2
15	1	53	44	2
16	1	53	44	2
17	1	53	44	2
18	1	53	44	2
19	1	54	43	2
20	2	53	43	2
21	2	54	42	2
22	2	55	41	2
23	2	55	41	2
24	2	56	40	2
25	2	57	39	2
26	2	58	38	2
27	2	58	38	2
28	2	58	37	3
29	2	58	37	3
30	2	58	37	3
31	2	59	36	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	49	47	2
2	2	49	47	2
3	2	49	47	2
4	2	49	47	2
5	2	49	47	2
6	2	50	47	2
7	2	50	46	2
8	2	50	46	2
9	1	51	46	2
10	1	52	45	2
11	1	52	45	2
12	1	52	45	2
13	1	52	45	2
14	1	53	44	2
15	1	53	44	2
16	1	53	44	2
17	1	53	44	2
18	1	53	44	2
19	1	54	43	2
20	2	53	43	2
21	2	54	42	2
22	2	55	41	2
23	2	55	41	2
24	2	56	40	2
25	2	57	39	2
26	2	58	38	2
27	2	58	38	2
28	2	58	37	3
29	2	58	37	3
30	2	58	37	3
31	2	59	36	3