Imara Daima Estate weather in August

In August, Imara Daima Estate sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Imara Daima Estate's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imara Daima Estate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:38 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Imara Daima Estate reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Imara Daima Estate weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°306.812.17.3
Feb27° / 16°215.1127.2
Mar27° / 17°5812.7126.2
Apr25° / 17°12022124.9
May24° / 16°7415.111.96.1
Jun23° / 15°285.711.97.0
Jul23° / 14°9211.97.3
Aug23° / 14°122.6127.4
Sep25° / 14°102.1127.8
Oct26° / 16°449.6126.7
Nov24° / 16°12321.212.15.1
Dec25° / 15°5713.712.16.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51090
61090
71090
81090
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262080
272179
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Imara Daima Estate gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
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148
158
168
178
188
199
209
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229
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17723
27723
37723
47822
57822
67921
77921
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:37
211.96:406:37
311.96:406:37
411.96:406:37
511.96:406:37
611.96:406:37
711.96:406:36
811.96:396:36
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1412.06:386:36
1512.06:386:35
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1812.06:376:35
1912.06:376:35
2012.06:376:34
2112.06:376:34
2212.06:366:34
2312.06:366:34
2412.06:366:34
2512.06:356:33
2612.06:356:33
2712.06:356:33
2812.06:346:33
2912.06:346:32
3012.06:346:32
3112.06:336:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.2Bright
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114.3Bright
124.3Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Imara Daima Estate?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Imara Daima Estate for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Imara Daima Estate in August

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

In August, Imara Daima Estate sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Imara Daima Estate in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Imara Daima Estate peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Imara Daima Estate 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 Imara Daima Estate is worst in June — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJun 1652 µg/m³Oct 1033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr44Poor
May47Poor
Jun53Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Imara Daima Estate?

Imara Daima Estate sits at 1.3°S, 36.9°E, 1,627 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Pumwani, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Imara Daima Estate

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Imara Daima Estate.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imara Daima Estate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,634 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,241 m.

The land around Imara Daima Estate is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
3,241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Pumwani 6.0 km · Nairobi 8.0 km · Mlolongo 11 km · Githunguri 13 km · Ongata Rongai 15 km · Lang'ata 17 km · Kiambu 18 km · Athi River 18 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 Imara Daima Estate (-1.3232°, 36.8802°, elevation 1,627 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).