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Marsabit, Kenya climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Marsabit has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 80°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 58°F at night. Precipitation totals about 21 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 8.0 inches while September barely receives 0.11 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Marsabit climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | — |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | — |
| Avg low (°F) | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | — |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Avg low (°F) | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | — |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | — |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | — |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | 5.9 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 34 | 52 | 67 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 43 | 39 | 56 | 60 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 46 | 42 | 49 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 65 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 34 | 52 | 67 | 53 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 46 | 42 | 49 | 63 | 63 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 43 | 39 | 56 | 60 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 65 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Marsabit, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.