Moyale weather in August

In August, Moyale sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Moyale's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 2.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:24 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Moyale is town on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Moyale reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How August really feels in Moyale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Moyale weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 20°	14	2.4	11.8	4.8
Feb	33° / 22°	9	1.5	11.9	4.1
Mar	32° / 22°	52	8.1	12	4.3
Apr	28° / 21°	137	21.3	12.1	4.3
May	27° / 20°	71	16.1	12.2	5.6
Jun	27° / 20°	12	3.8	12.2	7.0
Jul	26° / 19°	8	2.6	12.2	7.1
Aug	27° / 19°	8	2.7	12.1	7.1
Sep	29° / 20°	9	2.9	12	6.5
Oct	28° / 20°	106	14.1	11.9	5.5
Nov	28° / 19°	102	18.4	11.8	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	25	6.3	11.8	5.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	16	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	27	27	27	29	30	30	30	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	84	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	73	73	73	71	70	70	70	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moyale gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	8
30	8
31	7

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23
Comfortable (%)	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	70	70
Humid (%)	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	71	11
2	18	72	10
3	18	72	10
4	17	73	10
5	17	73	10
6	17	73	10
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	74	9
10	17	74	9
11	17	74	9
12	17	74	9
13	17	74	9
14	17	74	9
15	17	74	9
16	17	74	9
17	17	74	9
18	18	73	9
19	18	73	9
20	19	72	9
21	19	72	9
22	20	71	9
23	20	71	9
24	21	70	9
25	21	70	9
26	22	70	8
27	22	70	8
28	22	70	8
29	23	69	8
30	23	70	7
31	23	70	7

Wind in August

Winds average 14 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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:25	6:34
2	12.2	6:25	6:34
3	12.2	6:25	6:34
4	12.1	6:25	6:34
5	12.1	6:25	6:34
6	12.1	6:25	6:34
7	12.1	6:25	6:34
8	12.1	6:25	6:33
9	12.1	6:25	6:33
10	12.1	6:25	6:33
11	12.1	6:25	6:33
12	12.1	6:25	6:32
13	12.1	6:25	6:32
14	12.1	6:25	6:32
15	12.1	6:25	6:32
16	12.1	6:24	6:31
17	12.1	6:24	6:31
18	12.1	6:24	6:31
19	12.1	6:24	6:30
20	12.1	6:24	6:30
21	12.1	6:24	6:30
22	12.1	6:24	6:29
23	12.1	6:23	6:29
24	12.1	6:23	6:29
25	12.1	6:23	6:28
26	12.1	6:23	6:28
27	12.1	6:23	6:28
28	12.1	6:22	6:27
29	12.1	6:22	6:27
30	12.1	6:22	6:26
31	12.1	6:22	6:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moyale?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moyale in August

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

In August, Moyale sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Moyale in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moyale peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	15	12	11	12	13	13	14	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Moyale?

Moyale sits at 3.5°N, 39.1°E, 1,068 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Takaba, 131 km away.

Topography around Moyale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m.

The land around Moyale is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

288 m

shrubs 64%

16 km

842 m

shrubs 76%

80 km

1,179 m

shrubs 87%

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← July Moyale year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Takaba 131 km · Marsabit 178 km · Yabēlo 185 km · Negēlē 207 km · El Wak 223 km · Wajir 227 km · Lafey 240 km · Ramu 245 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

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 Moyale (3.5266°, 39.0561°, elevation 1,068 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	71	11
2	18	72	10
3	18	72	10
4	17	73	10
5	17	73	10
6	17	73	10
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	74	9
10	17	74	9
11	17	74	9
12	17	74	9
13	17	74	9
14	17	74	9
15	17	74	9
16	17	74	9
17	17	74	9
18	18	73	9
19	18	73	9
20	19	72	9
21	19	72	9
22	20	71	9
23	20	71	9
24	21	70	9
25	21	70	9
26	22	70	8
27	22	70	8
28	22	70	8
29	23	69	8
30	23	70	7
31	23	70	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	71	11
2	18	72	10
3	18	72	10
4	17	73	10
5	17	73	10
6	17	73	10
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	74	9
10	17	74	9
11	17	74	9
12	17	74	9
13	17	74	9
14	17	74	9
15	17	74	9
16	17	74	9
17	17	74	9
18	18	73	9
19	18	73	9
20	19	72	9
21	19	72	9
22	20	71	9
23	20	71	9
24	21	70	9
25	21	70	9
26	22	70	8
27	22	70	8
28	22	70	8
29	23	69	8
30	23	70	7
31	23	70	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	71	11
2	18	72	10
3	18	72	10
4	17	73	10
5	17	73	10
6	17	73	10
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	74	9
10	17	74	9
11	17	74	9
12	17	74	9
13	17	74	9
14	17	74	9
15	17	74	9
16	17	74	9
17	17	74	9
18	18	73	9
19	18	73	9
20	19	72	9
21	19	72	9
22	20	71	9
23	20	71	9
24	21	70	9
25	21	70	9
26	22	70	8
27	22	70	8
28	22	70	8
29	23	69	8
30	23	70	7
31	23	70	7