Lugulu weather in August

In August, Lugulu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 106 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Lugulu's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Lugulu is place in Busia 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lugulu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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Lugulu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°8913125.2
Feb30° / 18°7512.2124.7
Mar29° / 18°15919.7124.2
Apr27° / 18°24026.1123.8
May27° / 18°22227.1123.9
Jun27° / 18°13622.5124.5
Jul27° / 17°8818.8125.1
Aug27° / 17°10622.1124.7
Sep28° / 17°11521.8124.6
Oct27° / 18°15725.1124.1
Nov27° / 18°16922.1124.4
Dec28° / 17°12216.4125.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lugulu gets around 106 mm of rain over 22.1 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 70% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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264
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465
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3175

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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26931
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46931
56931
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:48 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:49
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2112.06:456:46
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2512.06:446:45
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is August a good time to visit Lugulu?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lugulu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lugulu in August

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

In August, Lugulu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lugulu 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 Lugulu peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lugulu 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 Lugulu is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lugulu?

Lugulu sits at 0.4°N, 34.3°E, 1,276 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mumias, 21 km away.

Topography around Lugulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,888 m.

The land around Lugulu is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
2,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mumias 21 km · Busia 23 km · Busia 25 km · Malaba 27 km · Malaba 28 km · Bungoma 34 km · Tororo 36 km · Siaya 37 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 Lugulu (0.3934°, 34.304°, elevation 1,276 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).