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Weather in August in Central

Planning a journey to Central this August and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Central in August?

Central is a region in Kenya. In August, Central experiences a range of weather conditions, with temperatures that range from pleasant to very warm and precipitation levels ranging from almost none to heavy.

Temperatures

During the day the temperature is pleasant in Nyeri at 20°C and very warm in Meru National Park at 32°C. As night falls, temperatures generally drop to 21°C in Meru National Park and 11°C in Nyeri.

Precipitation

In August, precipitation varies across different areas. From almost no rainfall in Meru National Park with an average of 3.8 mm to heavy rainfall in Eldoret with 312 mm. Going by our weather data, it is the wettest month of the year in Eldoret.

Average sunshine

Most areas experience a moderate amount of sunshine, with approximately 181 hours of sunlight expected in Eldoret. This makes it neither too gloomy nor overly bright.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Central in August, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Central climate page.

Where to go in Central in August

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Central on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in August for the 5 most popular destinations in Central?

Eldoret

In August Eldoret generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 22°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 12°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Eldoret
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<<   July July
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22°C 
12°C 
184 hours 
261 mm 
20 days 
poor 
22°C 
12°C 
181 hours 
312 mm 
20 days 
poor 
23°C 
12°C 
227 hours 
208 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Eldoret

Nyeri

In August Nyeri generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 20°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 11°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Nyeri
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<<   July July
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19°C 
11°C 
67 mm 
12 days 
20°C 
11°C 
72 mm 
13 days 
21°C 
11°C 
62 mm 
9 days 
Climate in Nyeri

Kikuyu

In August Kikuyu generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 24°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 13°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Kikuyu
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<<   July July
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23°C 
13°C 
130 hours 
21 mm 
6 days 
24°C 
13°C 
127 hours 
29 mm 
7 days 
26°C 
14°C 
171 hours 
24 mm 
6 days 
Climate in Kikuyu

Limuru

In August Limuru generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 12°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Limuru
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<<   July July
<<  
22°C 
12°C 
130 hours 
31 mm 
8 days 
23°C 
12°C 
127 hours 
39 mm 
8 days 
25°C 
13°C 
171 hours 
31 mm 
7 days 
Climate in Limuru

Mweiga

In August Mweiga generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 21°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 11°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Mweiga
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<<   July July
<<  
20°C 
11°C 
66 mm 
14 days 
21°C 
11°C 
71 mm 
15 days 
22°C 
11°C 
62 mm 
10 days 
Climate in Mweiga

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Central, in Kenya.

Is August the best time to visit Central?

In our opinion, August may not be the ideal time to visit Central due to the typically poor weather in Eldoret.

Generally speaking, January, February, March and December provide perfect weather in Eldoret. On the other hand, the weather in July and August tend to be poor.

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