Webuye weather in August

In August, Webuye sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 79 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Webuye's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Webuye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:44 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Webuye 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Webuye reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
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Webuye weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°204.4125.8
Feb31° / 16°193.7125.2
Mar30° / 17°459.5124.8
Apr28° / 17°11118.8124.5
May26° / 16°12320.7124.9
Jun26° / 16°7217.4125.5
Jul25° / 15°6416.5125.7
Aug26° / 15°7918.5125.4
Sep27° / 15°6614.9125.7
Oct27° / 16°8218.4125.1
Nov28° / 16°6514125.4
Dec29° / 15°276.5126.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
104060
114060
123961
134060
144159
154159
164159
174357
184456
194456
204555
214555
224555
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Webuye gets around 79 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
357
457
557
657
758
858
958
1058
1159
1259
1360
1460
1560
1660
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2661
2760
2860
2959
3059
3158

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
13916
24906
34906
44906
55896
65896
75896
85905
96895
106895
116895
127894
137894
147894
158884
168884
178884
188884
198884
208884
219874
229874
239874
249874
2510864
2610864
2711854
2811854
2912844
3012844
3113834

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
185calm
195calm
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315calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:466:48
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512.06:466:47
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1612.06:446:46
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1812.06:446:45
1912.06:446:45
2012.06:446:45
2112.06:436:44
2212.06:436:44
2312.06:436:44
2412.06:436:44
2512.06:426:43
2612.06:426:43
2712.06:426:43
2812.06:416:42
2912.06:416:42
3012.06:416:42
3112.06:416:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.2Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Webuye?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Webuye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Webuye in August

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

In August, Webuye sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Webuye 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 Webuye peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Webuye 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 Webuye is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Webuye?

Webuye sits at 0.6°N, 34.8°E, 1,491 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kimilili, 22 km away.

Topography around Webuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Webuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,527 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,206 m.

The land around Webuye is covered by trees (33%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (29%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
3,206 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Kimilili 22 km · Bungoma 24 km · Kakamega 35 km · Kiminini 37 km · Mumias 43 km · Moi‘s Bridge 49 km · Khwisero 52 km · Kitale 53 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 Webuye (0.6004°, 34.7712°, elevation 1,491 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).