Nyamira weather in August

In August, Nyamira sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 119 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 11% 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 Nyamira's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyamira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Nyamira 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nyamira reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Nyamira weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°9613.2126.1
Feb28° / 16°6310.1125.8
Mar28° / 16°15817.4125.1
Apr26° / 16°33425.9124.0
May25° / 16°24224.4124.6
Jun25° / 15°12619.6125.2
Jul25° / 15°8918.2125.6
Aug25° / 15°11919.6125.3
Sep26° / 15°12618.6125.3
Oct26° / 16°20323.5124.5
Nov26° / 15°24624.7124.3
Dec26° / 15°13817.6125.5

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 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
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274555
284555
294555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nyamira gets around 119 mm of rain over 19.6 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 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
364
463
563
663
762
862
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1763
1863
1963
2063
2164
2264
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2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2966
3066
3167

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
119765
220755
320755
420755
521754
621754
721745
822735
922735
1022735
1122726
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2523698
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2723698
2823689
2923689
3023689
3123689

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 5 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
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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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 6:47 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:46
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312.06:476:45
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512.06:476:45
612.06:476:45
712.06:466:45
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1812.06:446:43
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2012.06:446:43
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2212.06:436:42
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2512.06:436:42
2612.06:426:41
2712.06:426:41
2812.06:426:41
2912.06:416:41
3012.06:416:40
3112.06:416:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nyamira?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nyamira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyamira in August

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

In August, Nyamira sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nyamira 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 Nyamira peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nyamira 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 Nyamira is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1956 µg/m³Sep 1946 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nyamira?

Nyamira sits at 0.6°S, 34.9°E, 2,000 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kisii, 23 km away.

Topography around Nyamira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyamira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m around an average of 1,959 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Nyamira is covered by trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
338 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
1,660 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kisii 23 km · Oyugis 24 km · Thomas Magena home 31 km · Ogembo 35 km · Rongo 43 km · Kericho 44 km · Homa Bay 53 km · Muhoroni 54 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 Nyamira (-0.5633°, 34.9358°, elevation 2,000 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).