Moi‘s Bridge weather in August

In August, Moi‘s Bridge sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 169 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Moi‘s Bridge's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moi‘s Bridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Moi‘s Bridge 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moi‘s Bridge reaches about 24°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 22°C and 25°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
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Moi‘s Bridge weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°346127.1
Feb28° / 15°345.3126.4
Mar28° / 15°6510.4125.9
Apr27° / 16°14519.1125.0
May25° / 15°18022125.0
Jun24° / 14°15822125.0
Jul23° / 14°13221.6125.0
Aug24° / 14°16923.4124.9
Sep25° / 14°12717.7125.6
Oct26° / 14°11518.4125.4
Nov26° / 15°9417125.5
Dec27° / 14°458.8126.8

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 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83466
93466
103466
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
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193961
203961
214060
224060
234060
243961
253961
264060
274159
284159
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moi‘s Bridge gets around 169 mm of rain over 23.4 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 74% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
775
875
975
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1573
1673
1774
1874
1974
2074
2175
2275
2375
2475
2575
2675
2775
2874
2974
3073
3173

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11783
21882
31882
41882
51882
61981
71981
82080
92080
102179
112278
122377
132476
142575
152674
162773
172872
182971
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313367

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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314calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:47
212.06:446:47
312.06:446:47
412.06:446:46
512.06:446:46
612.06:446:46
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1212.06:436:45
1312.06:436:45
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1512.06:436:45
1612.06:436:44
1712.06:436:44
1812.06:426:44
1912.06:426:44
2012.06:426:43
2112.06:426:43
2212.06:416:43
2312.06:416:43
2412.06:416:42
2512.06:416:42
2612.06:406:42
2712.06:406:41
2812.06:406:41
2912.06:406:41
3012.06:396:40
3112.06:396:40

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 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 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
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
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225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moi‘s Bridge?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Moi‘s Bridge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moi‘s Bridge in August

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

In August, Moi‘s Bridge sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moi‘s Bridge 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 Moi‘s Bridge peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moi‘s Bridge 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 Moi‘s Bridge is worst in June — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1963 µg/m³Mar 1140 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May54Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Moi‘s Bridge?

Moi‘s Bridge sits at 0.9°N, 35.1°E, 1,828 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kitale, 21 km away.

Topography around Moi‘s Bridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moi‘s Bridge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moi‘s Bridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,383 m.

The land around Moi‘s Bridge is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (32%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
3,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Kitale 21 km · Kiminini 22 km · Kapenguria 41 km · Eldoret 42 km · Makutano 43 km · Kimilili 46 km · Iten 48 km · Webuye 49 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 Moi‘s Bridge (0.8718°, 35.1221°, elevation 1,828 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).