Upper Gilgil Weather in August
Upper Gilgil in August
The short of it: Upper Gilgil in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 119 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Upper Gilgil brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 119 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 119 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Upper Gilgil runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Dundori, 6 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Upper Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 24 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DundoriNakuru County | 6 km SW | 21° | 9° | 105 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 10 km SE | 19° | 8° | 106 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 14 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 96 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 15 km NE | 20° | 8° | 114 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 15 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 124 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 18 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 138 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 23 km NNW | 21° | 9° | 149 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 25 km WSW | 24° | 11° | 77 mm |