Kinoi weather in August

In August, Kinoi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 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 7% 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 Kinoi's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kinoi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:36 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
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 Kinoi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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22313
32314
42314
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Kinoi 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
Jan25° / 15°469.712.16.9
Feb27° / 16°367.412.16.9
Mar27° / 17°8214.6126.0
Apr25° / 17°11622.1124.9
May24° / 16°6013.811.96.3
Jun23° / 14°14411.97.3
Jul23° / 13°61.311.97.5
Aug23° / 14°82.111.97.6
Sep25° / 14°71.9128.0
Oct26° / 16°378.2126.9
Nov24° / 16°12521.412.15.1
Dec24° / 16°7817.712.15.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41486
51486
61387
71387
81486
91486
101585
111585
121585
131585
141585
151684
161882
171882
181981
192179
202278
212377
222377
232575
242575
252575
262773
272773
282773
292773
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kinoi gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
88
97
107
117
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137
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166
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226
236
246
256
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286
296
306
316

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17822
27822
37822
47921
57921
67921
78020
88020
98119
108119
118218
128218
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318020

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:39 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:396:34
211.96:396:34
311.96:396:34
411.96:386:34
511.96:386:34
611.96:386:34
711.96:386:34
811.96:386:34
911.96:386:34
1011.96:386:34
1111.96:376:34
1211.96:376:34
1311.96:376:33
1411.96:376:33
1511.96:366:33
1611.96:366:33
1711.96:366:33
1811.96:366:33
1911.96:356:32
2012.06:356:32
2112.06:356:32
2212.06:356:32
2312.06:346:32
2412.06:346:31
2512.06:346:31
2612.06:336:31
2712.06:336:31
2812.06:336:30
2912.06:326:30
3012.06:326:30
3112.06:326:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kinoi?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kinoi for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kinoi in August

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

In August, Kinoi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kinoi 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 Kinoi peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kinoi 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 Kinoi is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2129 µg/m³Oct 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kinoi?

Kinoi sits at 1.7°S, 37.4°E, 1,751 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Machakos, 19 km away.

Topography around Kinoi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kinoi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m around an average of 1,603 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m.

The land around Kinoi is covered by shrubs (57%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
666 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,385 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Machakos 19 km · Wote 31 km · Makueni Boma 32 km · Mwala 35 km · Emali 48 km · Athi River 49 km · Kitengela 50 km · Mlolongo 56 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 Kinoi (-1.6558°, 37.3745°, elevation 1,751 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).