Kericho Weather in August
Kericho in August
The short of it: Kericho in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 155 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 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 23° · low 12° · rain 155 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Kericho an average August high of 23°, a low of 12° and some 155 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 155 mm, the 3rd 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, 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, Kericho runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Brooke, 6 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Kericho, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 45 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrookeKericho County | 6 km NE | 23° | 12° | 155 mm |
| KapsoitKericho County | 9 km NW | 24° | 12° | 150 mm |
| MuhoroniKisumu County | 25 km NNW | 29° | 16° | 84 mm |
| LiteinKericho County | 26 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 117 mm |
| KipkelionKericho County | 28 km NE | 23° | 11° | 128 mm |
| SonduKericho County | 30 km W | 26° | 14° | 117 mm |
| KapkatetKericho County | 31 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 100 mm |
| AwasiKisumu County | 32 km NW | 29° | 16° | 78 mm |