Today, 14 August, Friday, in Kakamega (Kenya): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +15°. Due to the wind it feels like +20°. Wind up to 18 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 06:41 and set at 18:49 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Kakamega
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Kakamega for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 14.8
🌦️
💧 24%
+15°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 24% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
🌦️
💧 42%
+16°+30°
Morning
☀️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 42% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
🌦️
💧 92%
+16°+29°
Morning
☀️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 92% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+16°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+16°
Rain showers · precipitation 100% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 85%
+15°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 85% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 82%
+15°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 47%
+15°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 47% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 53%
+16°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 59%
+16°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Rain showers · precipitation 59% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 71%
+16°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 71% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 65%
+16°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 76%
+16°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 53%
+15°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+15°
Rain showers · precipitation 53% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 37%
+16°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 37% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
46 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
24%
possible · low
✨ Stars
71 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
36 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
66 / 100
no rain expected · Good
🌫️ Air quality
64
Poor air
European AQI
PM2.5: 46PM10: 47O₃: 50NO₂: 14
People with allergies or asthma should reduce time outdoors.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
18:49
Golden hour
18:21
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Kakamega climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+27°
+14°
Jan
+29°
+15°
Feb
+28°
+15°
Mar
+26°
+15°
Apr
+25°
+15°
May
+24°
+14°
Jun
+24°
+14°
Jul
+24°
+14°
Aug
+25°
+14°
Sep
+26°
+14°
Oct
+25°
+14°
Nov
+26°
+14°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+27°
+14°
87 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +14° at night. It's a rainy month (87 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February
+29°
+15°
67 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (67 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in Kakamega.
March
+28°
+15°
141 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (141 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
April
+26°
+15°
230 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (230 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
May
+25°
+15°
190 mm
Ideal weather: +25° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (190 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
June
+24°
+14°
107 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (107 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+24°
+14°
98 mm
One of the best times to visit: +24° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (98 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
August
+24°
+14°
105 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (105 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
September
+25°
+14°
103 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (103 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October
+26°
+14°
163 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (163 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
November
+25°
+14°
194 mm
Ideal weather: +25° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (194 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
December
+26°
+14°
129 mm
A comfortable month: +26° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (129 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
When to visit Kakamega
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, September
Daytime air+25…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +25…+29° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, June, July, August, October, December
Daytime air+24…+28°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (98–163 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, November
Daytime air+25…+26°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (190–230 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Kakamega is January, February, September, and the most comfortable months are January, February, September. The toughest months to visit are April, May, November: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+30°
Normal for August
+24°
Deviation
6° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+26°
Record for this date
+29° (1951)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Kakamega
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