Kapenguria Weather in August
Kapenguria in August
The short of it: Kapenguria in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 176 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 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 12° · rain 176 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Kapenguria an average August high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 176 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 176 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 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, Kapenguria runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Makutano, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kapenguria, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MakutanoWest Pokot County | 3 km NW | 22° | 11° | 176 mm |
| ChepareriaWest Pokot County | 13 km NE | 24° | 13° | 154 mm |
| KitaleTrans Nzoia | 27 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 164 mm |
| KapcheropTrans Nzoia | 32 km SE | 21° | 10° | 174 mm |
| OrtumWest Pokot County | 35 km NE | 27° | 15° | 123 mm |
| Moi‘s BridgeUasin Gishu County | 41 km S | 24° | 12° | 180 mm |
| KimininiTrans Nzoia | 44 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 168 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 44 km S | 23° | 12° | 172 mm |