Embu, Kenya climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Embu has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 56°F at night. Precipitation totals about 47 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 10.2 inches while September barely receives 0.94 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)Embu climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 72 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 70 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 79 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 78 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 76 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 79 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Embu, 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.