Migori weather in August

In August, Migori sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Migori's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Migori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Migori is town in 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 Migori reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Migori weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°1161712.15.5
Feb28° / 17°8513.1125.7
Mar28° / 17°15519125.0
Apr27° / 17°23222.7124.3
May26° / 17°15118.4125.3
Jun26° / 16°5511.711.96.3
Jul26° / 16°317.911.96.8
Aug27° / 16°5210.3126.3
Sep28° / 17°6711.9125.9
Oct28° / 17°13016.3125.2
Nov26° / 17°21823.1124.4
Dec26° / 16°16921.612.14.9

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 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
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154654
164654
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254654
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Migori gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
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731
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
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2437
2537
2638
2738
2839
2940
3040
3141

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1305911
2305911
3315910
4315910
5315910
6315910
7325810
8325810
9325711
10325711
11315712
12315712
13315712
14315613
15315514
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21315217
22315217
23325117
24325018
25325018
26324918
27324919
28324819
29334820
30334820
31324720

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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227calm
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317calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:47
212.06:496:47
312.06:496:47
412.06:496:47
512.06:496:47
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1512.06:476:45
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2012.06:466:44
2112.06:466:44
2212.06:466:44
2312.06:456:44
2412.06:456:43
2512.06:456:43
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:446:42
2912.06:436:42
3012.06:436:42
3112.06:436:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Migori?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Migori for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Migori in August

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

In August, Migori sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Migori 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 Migori 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 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Migori 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 Migori is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Migori?

Migori sits at 1.1°S, 34.5°E, 1,382 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Isebania, 18 km away.

Topography around Migori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Migori has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 1,434 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m.

The land around Migori is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
267 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
1,107 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Isebania 18 km · Awendo 18 km · Sirari 21 km · Kihancha 22 km · Tarime 34 km · Rongo 37 km · Ogembo 40 km · Thomas Magena home 45 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 Migori (-1.0634°, 34.4731°, elevation 1,382 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).