Ukunda weather in August

In August, Ukunda sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ukunda's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ukunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:30 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ukunda 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ukunda reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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)
12722
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42722
52722
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302722
312722

How August really feels in Ukunda

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ukunda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°244.512.24.6
Feb32° / 25°163.412.14.4
Mar32° / 25°5413.5123.7
Apr30° / 25°1342411.93.4
May28° / 24°22023.611.84.1
Jun27° / 23°9320.311.84.9
Jul27° / 22°7420.411.85.1
Aug27° / 22°6119.311.95.4
Sep28° / 22°5217.5125.5
Oct29° / 23°8516.912.14.9
Nov30° / 24°7416.912.24.3
Dec31° / 25°5914.112.24.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66634
76634
86733
96733
106832
116832
126931
137129
147129
157228
167228
177327
187426
197426
207525
217525
227624
237723
247723
257822
267822
277921
288020
298119
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ukunda gets around 61 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
466
566
666
765
865
964
1064
1163
1263
1362
1462
1561
1661
1760
1860
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2760
2860
2960
3060
3161

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117227
217227
317227
417227
517227
617326
717326
817326
917326
1017326
1117326
1217326
1317326
1417326
1517326
1617326
1717326
1817326
1917326
2017326
2117326
2207327
2307327
2407327
2507327
2607228
2707228
2807228
2907129
3007129
3107030

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3015light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:336:22
211.86:336:22
311.86:336:22
411.86:336:22
511.86:336:22
611.86:336:22
711.86:326:22
811.86:326:22
911.86:326:22
1011.86:326:22
1111.86:316:22
1211.86:316:22
1311.86:316:22
1411.96:316:22
1511.96:306:22
1611.96:306:22
1711.96:306:21
1811.96:296:21
1911.96:296:21
2011.96:296:21
2111.96:286:21
2211.96:286:21
2311.96:286:21
2411.96:276:21
2511.96:276:20
2611.96:266:20
2711.96:266:20
2811.96:266:20
2911.96:256:20
3011.96:256:19
3111.96:246:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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125.4Bright
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155.4Bright
165.5Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ukunda

In seasonPeak

None of Ukunda's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ukunda sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ukunda's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ukunda?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ukunda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ukunda in August

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

In August, Ukunda sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ukunda in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ukunda 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 Ukunda peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ukunda 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 Ukunda is worst in January — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1422 µg/m³Oct 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ukunda?

Ukunda sits at 4.3°S, 39.6°E, 30 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Diani Beach, 4.0 km away.

Kilifi

Topography around Ukunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ukunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Ukunda is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (42%), grassland (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
800 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Diani Beach 4.0 km · Matuga 14 km · Mombasa 29 km · Jomvu 34 km · Mazeras 37 km · Mtwapa 44 km · Mariakani 49 km · Kilifi 80 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 Ukunda (-4.2929°, 39.564°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).