Shianda Weather in August
Shianda in August
The short of it: Shianda in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 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 27° · low 15° · rain 146 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Shianda an average August high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 146 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 146 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, Shianda runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Mumias, 10 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Shianda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 40 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MumiasKakamega County | 10 km W | 28° | 16° | 139 mm |
| ButereKakamega County | 16 km SW | 27° | 16° | 145 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 17 km S | 27° | 15° | 155 mm |
| KakamegaKakamega County | 20 km E | 26° | 14° | 179 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 25 km ESE | 26° | 14° | 173 mm |
| YalaSiaya County | 25 km S | 27° | 15° | 149 mm |
| BungomaBungoma County | 27 km N | 27° | 15° | 128 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 29 km SE | 26° | 14° | 152 mm |