Mbale Weather in August
Mbale in August
The short of it: Mbale in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 14° · rain 153 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
August in Mbale brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 14°, with about 153 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 153 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Mbale runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Majengo, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Mbale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 56 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MajengoVihiga County | 4 km S | 26° | 14° | 153 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 4 km NNE | 26° | 14° | 152 mm |
| SeremVihiga County | 15 km E | 25° | 14° | 165 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 15 km NNE | 26° | 14° | 173 mm |
| LuandaVihiga County | 16 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 142 mm |
| MasenoKisumu County | 17 km SW | 27° | 15° | 128 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 17 km NW | 27° | 15° | 155 mm |
| YalaSiaya County | 21 km W | 27° | 15° | 149 mm |