Moroto Weather in August
Moroto in August
The short of it: Moroto in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 15° · rain 103 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
August in Moroto brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 15°, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Moroto: highs scarcely reach 28°, nights fall to 15°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Moroto runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Amudat, 72 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Moroto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmudatNorthern Region | 72 km SSE | 28° | 16° | 91 mm |
| KotidoNorthern Region | 77 km NW | 28° | 17° | 100 mm |
| LokicharTurkana County | 111 km E | 33° | 19° | 36 mm |
| AbimNorthern Region | 112 km W | 26° | 16° | 151 mm |
| LodwarTurkana County | 122 km ENE | 36° | 22° | 15 mm |
| KainukTurkana County | 126 km SE | 31° | 18° | 55 mm |
| KapchorwaEastern Region | 128 km S | 24° | 14° | 172 mm |
| KakumaTurkana County | 133 km N | 34° | 20° | 33 mm |