Rongo weather in August

In August, Rongo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 17% 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 Rongo's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:46 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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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 Rongo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Rongo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 17°	106	15.7	12	5.5
Feb	29° / 17°	75	12.1	12	5.2
Mar	28° / 17°	153	18.7	12	4.7
Apr	27° / 17°	223	23.7	12	4.2
May	27° / 17°	151	20	12	5.0
Jun	27° / 17°	54	11.1	12	6.2
Jul	27° / 16°	35	8	12	6.7
Aug	27° / 17°	57	10.9	12	6.2
Sep	28° / 17°	74	13.8	12	5.4
Oct	28° / 17°	143	19.1	12	4.7
Nov	27° / 17°	213	24.1	12	4.2
Dec	27° / 17°	164	21.5	12	4.8

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 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rongo gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.9 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	33
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	41
28	42
29	43
30	43
31	44

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 58% 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 (%)	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Comfortable (%)	66	65	66	66	66	65	65	65	63	63	62	62	60	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	51	50
Humid (%)	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	12	66	22
2	13	65	22
3	13	66	21
4	13	66	21
5	13	66	21
6	14	65	21
7	14	65	21
8	14	65	21
9	15	63	22
10	15	63	22
11	15	62	23
12	15	62	23
13	16	60	24
14	16	60	24
15	16	59	25
16	17	57	26
17	17	57	26
18	18	55	27
19	18	55	27
20	18	54	28
21	19	53	28
22	19	52	29
23	19	52	29
24	19	52	29
25	19	52	29
26	19	51	30
27	19	51	30
28	19	50	31
29	19	50	31
30	18	51	31
31	18	50	32

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:49 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:41 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:49	6:47
2	12.0	6:49	6:47
3	12.0	6:49	6:47
4	12.0	6:48	6:47
5	12.0	6:48	6:46
6	12.0	6:48	6:46
7	12.0	6:48	6:46
8	12.0	6:48	6:46
9	12.0	6:48	6:46
10	12.0	6:48	6:46
11	12.0	6:47	6:46
12	12.0	6:47	6:46
13	12.0	6:47	6:45
14	12.0	6:47	6:45
15	12.0	6:47	6:45
16	12.0	6:46	6:45
17	12.0	6:46	6:45
18	12.0	6:46	6:45
19	12.0	6:46	6:44
20	12.0	6:45	6:44
21	12.0	6:45	6:44
22	12.0	6:45	6:44
23	12.0	6:45	6:43
24	12.0	6:44	6:43
25	12.0	6:44	6:43
26	12.0	6:44	6:43
27	12.0	6:43	6:42
28	12.0	6:43	6:42
29	12.0	6:43	6:42
30	12.0	6:42	6:41
31	12.0	6:42	6:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rongo?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rongo in August

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

In August, Rongo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rongo 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 Rongo peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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)	15	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Rongo 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 Rongo is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	50	45	44	47	52	60	60	54	50	49	51	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	47	Poor
May	52	Poor
Jun	60	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	54	Poor
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Rongo?

Rongo sits at 0.8°S, 34.6°E, 1,474 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ogembo, 15 km away.

Topography around Rongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,446 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Rongo is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

trees 50%

16 km

694 m

trees 40%

80 km

1,108 m

grassland 26%

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

August weather nearby: Ogembo 15 km · Thomas Magena home 17 km · Awendo 18 km · Kisii 21 km · Homa Bay 30 km · Oyugis 31 km · Awendo 36 km · Migori 37 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 Rongo (-0.7568°, 34.5983°, elevation 1,474 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	33
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	41
28	42
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	12	66	22
2	13	65	22
3	13	66	21
4	13	66	21
5	13	66	21
6	14	65	21
7	14	65	21
8	14	65	21
9	15	63	22
10	15	63	22
11	15	62	23
12	15	62	23
13	16	60	24
14	16	60	24
15	16	59	25
16	17	57	26
17	17	57	26
18	18	55	27
19	18	55	27
20	18	54	28
21	19	53	28
22	19	52	29
23	19	52	29
24	19	52	29
25	19	52	29
26	19	51	30
27	19	51	30
28	19	50	31
29	19	50	31
30	18	51	31
31	18	50	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	33
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	41
28	42
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	12	66	22
2	13	65	22
3	13	66	21
4	13	66	21
5	13	66	21
6	14	65	21
7	14	65	21
8	14	65	21
9	15	63	22
10	15	63	22
11	15	62	23
12	15	62	23
13	16	60	24
14	16	60	24
15	16	59	25
16	17	57	26
17	17	57	26
18	18	55	27
19	18	55	27
20	18	54	28
21	19	53	28
22	19	52	29
23	19	52	29
24	19	52	29
25	19	52	29
26	19	51	30
27	19	51	30
28	19	50	31
29	19	50	31
30	18	51	31
31	18	50	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	33
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	41
28	42
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	12	66	22
2	13	65	22
3	13	66	21
4	13	66	21
5	13	66	21
6	14	65	21
7	14	65	21
8	14	65	21
9	15	63	22
10	15	63	22
11	15	62	23
12	15	62	23
13	16	60	24
14	16	60	24
15	16	59	25
16	17	57	26
17	17	57	26
18	18	55	27
19	18	55	27
20	18	54	28
21	19	53	28
22	19	52	29
23	19	52	29
24	19	52	29
25	19	52	29
26	19	51	30
27	19	51	30
28	19	50	31
29	19	50	31
30	18	51	31
31	18	50	32