Homa Bay weather in August

In August, Homa Bay sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 80 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Homa Bay's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Homa Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Homa Bay is city in Kenya.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Homa Bay reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Homa Bay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°9115.3125.8
Feb28° / 20°6511.9125.5
Mar28° / 20°14719.6124.9
Apr26° / 20°24726.6123.9
May26° / 20°19625.2124.4
Jun26° / 19°8818.6125.3
Jul26° / 19°6215125.9
Aug26° / 19°8017.1125.6
Sep27° / 19°9018.3125.2
Oct27° / 20°17524.6124.3
Nov26° / 19°20525.8124.1
Dec26° / 19°14121.4124.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115347
125248
135248
145347
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275446
285545
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315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Homa Bay gets around 80 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
356
456
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656
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2755
2856
2956
3057
3157

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
103169
203169
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503169
613168
713168
813168
913168
1013168
1113168
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:48
212.06:496:47
312.06:496:47
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512.06:496:47
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1812.06:466:45
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2012.06:466:45
2112.06:466:45
2212.06:456:44
2312.06:456:44
2412.06:456:44
2512.06:446:44
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:446:43
2912.06:436:43
3012.06:436:42
3112.06:436:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
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216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
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306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Homa Bay?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Homa Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Homa Bay in August

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

In August, Homa Bay sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Homa Bay in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Homa Bay peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Homa Bay in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Homa Bay is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Homa Bay?

Homa Bay sits at 0.5°S, 34.5°E, 1,165 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Awendo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Homa Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Homa Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Homa Bay is covered by water (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), grassland (25%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (28%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Awendo 7.0 km · Rongo 30 km · Oyugis 30 km · Kisii 38 km · Thomas Magena home 42 km · Ogembo 43 km · Awendo 43 km · Bondo 52 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Homa Bay (-0.5273°, 34.4571°, elevation 1,165 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).