Nyahururu weather in August

In August, Nyahururu sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 214 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nyahururu's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyahururu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nyahururu is human settlement.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nyahururu reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Nyahururu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°656.9127.4
Feb26° / 11°454.8127.4
Mar26° / 12°1418.4126.9
Apr24° / 13°35716.3125.7
May23° / 13°36816.3125.7
Jun22° / 12°16917.5125.3
Jul21° / 12°18022.6124.5
Aug21° / 12°21423124.5
Sep23° / 11°18614.4125.9
Oct23° / 12°34817.8125.5
Nov22° / 12°32118.7125.1
Dec23° / 12°12411.1126.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52476
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92674
102773
112773
122872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nyahururu gets around 214 mm of rain over 23 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 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
279
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478
577
677
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17525
27624
37624
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
97822
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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 6 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 6:41 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:416:41
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1712.06:386:38
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2112.06:376:38
2212.06:376:37
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2412.06:376:37
2512.06:366:36
2612.06:366:36
2712.06:366:36
2812.06:366:36
2912.06:356:35
3012.06:356:35
3112.06:356:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Nyahururu?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nyahururu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyahururu in August

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

In August, Nyahururu sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyahururu 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 Nyahururu peaks around March 16 at about 17 (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 16UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyahururu 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 Nyahururu is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 2338 µg/m³Jan 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nyahururu?

Nyahururu sits at 0.0°N, 36.4°E, 2,373 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mairo Inya, 5.0 km away.

Eldama Ravine

Topography around Nyahururu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyahururu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 2,354 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 947 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Nyahururu is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
947 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mairo Inya 5.0 km · Upper Gilgil 30 km · Ol Kalou 34 km · Nakuru 50 km · Rongai 60 km · Gilgil 60 km · Njoro 62 km · Eldama Ravine 71 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 Nyahururu (0.0381°, 36.3634°, elevation 2,373 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).