Machakos Weather in August
Machakos in August
The short of it: Machakos in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 12° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
August in Machakos brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Machakos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Kithii, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Machakos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KithiiMachakos County | 15 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| KinoiMachakos County | 19 km SE | 23° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| MasiiMachakos County | 20 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| KikimaMakueni County | 25 km SE | 22° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| MakutanoMachakos County | 26 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| KangundoMachakos County | 26 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 3.0 mm |
| MwalaMachakos County | 28 km NE | 25° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| KonzaMachakos County | 28 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 2.0 mm |