Gilgil Weather in August
Gilgil in August
The short of it: Gilgil in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 10° · rain 51 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Gilgil an average August high of 23°, a low of 10° and some 51 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Gilgil runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Ol Kalau South Settlement, 26 km to the N, is 4° cooler by day.
August in Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 26 km N | 19° | 8° | 106 mm |
| NaivashaNakuru County | 27 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 39 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 27 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 96 mm |
| Ndunyu NjeruNyandarua County | 27 km E | 18° | 7° | 63 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 29 km NNW | 21° | 9° | 105 mm |
| EngineerNyandarua County | 31 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 58 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 33 km N | 18° | 7° | 119 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 35 km NW | 24° | 11° | 77 mm |