Iten Weather in August
Iten in August
The short of it: Iten in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 125 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Iten brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 11°, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Iten runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Eldoret, 31 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Iten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EldoretUasin Gishu County | 31 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 167 mm |
| KabarnetBaringo | 33 km SE | 25° | 13° | 144 mm |
| KapsowarElegeyo-Marakwet | 35 km N | 21° | 10° | 132 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 46 km WNW | 23° | 12° | 172 mm |
| KapcheropTrans Nzoia | 46 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 174 mm |
| KessesUasin Gishu County | 46 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 170 mm |
| Moi‘s BridgeUasin Gishu County | 48 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 180 mm |
| Burnt ForestUasin Gishu County | 51 km S | 20° | 10° | 180 mm |