Nakuru Weather in August
Nakuru in August
The short of it: Nakuru in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 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 24° · low 11° · rain 77 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Nakuru an average August high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 77 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 4th 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, Nakuru runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Njoro, 14 km to the W, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Nakuru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NjoroNakuru County | 14 km W | 22° | 10° | 104 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 19 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 124 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 19 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 105 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 25 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 119 mm |
| Kampi Ya MotoNakuru County | 25 km NW | 25° | 12° | 89 mm |
| RongaiNakuru County | 28 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 96 mm |
| ElburgonNakuru County | 29 km W | 20° | 9° | 125 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 30 km E | 19° | 8° | 106 mm |