Mbale weather in August

In August, Mbale sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 100 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Mbale's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mbale reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°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)
12518
22518
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42518
52518
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102518
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Mbale weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°11615.7125.8
Feb28° / 19°8813125.8
Mar27° / 19°18220.3125.0
Apr25° / 19°28127123.9
May25° / 18°20626.3124.3
Jun25° / 18°10320.7125.1
Jul25° / 18°9218.1125.6
Aug25° / 18°10019.3125.4
Sep26° / 18°10619.6125.2
Oct26° / 18°19425.5124.3
Nov25° / 18°24725.1124.2
Dec26° / 18°17920.7125.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94654
104753
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
175050
185050
194951
205050
215149
225149
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mbale gets around 100 mm of rain over 19.3 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 63% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
360
461
562
662
763
863
963
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1663
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2862
2963
3063
3163

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113862
123862
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223862
233862
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313961

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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316calm

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 6:47 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:47
212.06:476:47
312.06:476:47
412.06:476:47
512.06:476:47
612.06:476:47
712.06:476:47
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1512.06:456:45
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1812.06:456:45
1912.06:446:45
2012.06:446:44
2112.06:446:44
2212.06:446:44
2312.06:436:44
2412.06:436:43
2512.06:436:43
2612.06:436:43
2712.06:426:42
2812.06:426:42
2912.06:426:42
3012.06:416:42
3112.06:416:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mbale?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mbale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbale in August

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

In August, Mbale sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mbale 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 Mbale 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
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mbale 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 Mbale is worst in June — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 2177 µg/m³Apr 967 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul76Unhealthy
Aug74Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mbale?

Mbale sits at 0.1°N, 34.7°E, 1,628 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Khwisero, 17 km away.

Topography around Mbale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,580 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Mbale is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Khwisero 17 km · Kisumu 21 km · Kakamega 23 km · Mumias 38 km · Kapsabet 45 km · Siaya 48 km · Bondo 54 km · Bungoma 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 Mbale (0.0821°, 34.7214°, elevation 1,628 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).