Kitui weather in August

In August, Kitui sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kitui's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kitui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:33 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Kitui is municipality in Kitui County, 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 Kitui reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Kitui weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°6911.212.16.4
Feb29° / 18°497.6125.9
Mar29° / 19°9517124.8
Apr28° / 19°13523.2124.5
May26° / 18°5712.811.96.2
Jun26° / 17°72.411.97.5
Jul25° / 16°41.511.97.7
Aug26° / 16°51.5127.7
Sep27° / 17°72.1127.5
Oct28° / 18°499.7126.1
Nov27° / 19°19924.112.14.5
Dec26° / 18°1292112.15.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kitui gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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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 6:36 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:366:32
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2712.06:306:28
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kitui

In seasonPeak

None of Kitui's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kitui's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kitui?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kitui for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kitui in August

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

In August, Kitui sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kitui 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 Kitui peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kitui 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 Kitui is worst in December — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateDec 2220 µg/m³Oct 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kitui?

Kitui sits at 1.4°S, 38.0°E, 1,154 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mwingi, 48 km away.

Makueni BomaKinoiMachakosEmaliMakindu

Topography around Kitui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 1,132 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 910 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m.

The land around Kitui is covered by trees (41%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
910 m
80 km
1,659 m
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August weather nearby: Mwingi 48 km · Mwala 62 km · Wote 63 km · Makueni Boma 65 km · Kinoi 78 km · Machakos 85 km · Emali 99 km · Makindu 104 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 Kitui (-1.367°, 38.0106°, elevation 1,154 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).