Thika climate

Thika Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Thika, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 25°C on August 1 to 26°C on August 31, and lows from 12°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 31 mm over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Thika, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
25°C
Average low
12°C
Precipitation
31 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CAug 16, 2004
Reanalysis low
8°CAug 16, 1993
Daylight
12 h 04 min to 12 h 06 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
11.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 125°C12°C28°C 20168°C 199230%
Aug 225°C12°C29°C 201610°C 200129%
Aug 325°C12°C28°C 201610°C 200129%
Aug 425°C12°C27°C 20199°C 199629%
Aug 525°C12°C28°C 19969°C 199130%
Aug 625°C12°C29°C 20199°C 199130%
Aug 725°C12°C27°C 19978°C 200130%
Aug 825°C12°C28°C 200410°C 199930%
Aug 925°C12°C28°C 200910°C 199630%
Aug 1025°C12°C28°C 199910°C 199631%
Aug 1125°C12°C27°C 199410°C 199231%
Aug 1225°C12°C28°C 19938°C 199230%
Aug 1325°C12°C28°C 200610°C 201830%
Aug 1425°C12°C28°C 201510°C 199230%
Aug 1525°C12°C29°C 201510°C 201230%
Aug 1625°C12°C29°C 20048°C 199329%
Aug 1725°C12°C29°C 201510°C 199330%
Aug 1826°C12°C28°C 201510°C 199931%
Aug 1926°C12°C29°C 201510°C 200431%
Aug 2026°C12°C28°C 201710°C 200131%
Aug 2126°C12°C29°C 19919°C 199231%
Aug 2226°C12°C29°C 200110°C 200030%
Aug 2326°C12°C29°C 200110°C 200531%
Aug 2426°C12°C29°C 200410°C 200130%
Aug 2526°C12°C28°C 20179°C 199730%
Aug 2626°C12°C28°C 201510°C 200429%
Aug 2726°C12°C29°C 201710°C 201329%
Aug 2826°C12°C29°C 201510°C 200329%
Aug 2926°C12°C29°C 20159°C 200329%
Aug 3026°C12°C28°C 200410°C 200530%
Aug 3126°C12°C29°C 200410°C 200330%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Thika, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

August 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.