Ramu weather in August

In August, Ramu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Ramu's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ramu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ramu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 12 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
12
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ramu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°20.511.83.8
Feb35° / 24°20.311.93.1
Mar35° / 25°203.4122.9
Apr33° / 24°9214.312.13.3
May32° / 24°347.812.24.1
Jun32° / 24°20.412.24.7
Jul31° / 23°20.512.25.2
Aug32° / 23°10.312.14.8
Sep33° / 23°20.5124.3
Oct32° / 23°7410.111.94.1
Nov31° / 22°7312.511.84.4
Dec33° / 22°132.611.84.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
122971
133070
143169
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203664
213763
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284456
294555
304654
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ramu gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
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42
52
62
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1668251
2668251
3669241
4669241
5671230
6672220
7573220
8574210
9575200
10575200
11575200
12575200
13575200
14574210
15673210
16673210
17673210
18673210
19772210
20772210
21871210
22872200
23872200
24971200
25972190
26972190
27972190
28972190
29973180
30973180
31973180

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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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 6:16 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:166:26
212.26:166:26
312.26:166:26
412.26:166:26
512.26:166:26
612.26:166:26
712.26:166:25
812.26:166:25
912.26:166:25
1012.16:166:25
1112.16:166:24
1212.16:166:24
1312.16:166:24
1412.16:166:24
1512.16:156:23
1612.16:156:23
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1812.16:156:22
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2012.16:156:22
2112.16:156:21
2212.16:146:21
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2712.16:146:19
2812.16:136:19
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3012.16:136:18
3112.16:136:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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135.3Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ramu?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ramu in August

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

In August, Ramu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ramu 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 Ramu peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ramu?

Ramu sits at 3.9°N, 41.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 70 km away.

ManderaBeled HawoLafeyDhamasTakabaEl WakBaardheere

Topography around Ramu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Ramu is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
784 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mandera 70 km · Beled Hawo 73 km · Lafey 87 km · Dhamas 87 km · Takaba 128 km · El Wak 129 km · Luuq 147 km · Baardheere 212 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 Ramu (3.9315°, 41.2229°, elevation 289 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).