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Kericho, Kenya climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Kericho has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 937 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 128 mm while January barely receives 22 mm.
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)Kericho climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 26 | 65 | 128 | 111 | 89 | 99 | 90 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 26 | 65 | 128 | 111 | 89 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 90 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 65 |
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 92 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.