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Mwatate, Kenya climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Mwatate has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 64°F at night. Precipitation totals about 24 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 4.8 inches while June barely receives 0.18 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)Mwatate climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 89 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 89 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Voi, a weather station, about 24 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.