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Nakuru, Kenya climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Nakuru has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 54°F at night. Precipitation totals about 37 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 5.0 inches while January barely receives 0.85 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)Nakuru climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 80 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 57 | 65 | 76 | 68 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 80 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Nakuru, a weather station, about 5 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.