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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 27°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 539 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 204 mm while September barely receives 3 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)Marsabit climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | — |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | — |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 13 | 47 | 204 | 60 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 3 | — | 151 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 13 | 47 | 204 | 60 | 21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | — |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | — |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 14 | 3 | — | 151 | — |
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 (km/h) | 12.8 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 14.1 | 12.5 |
| 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 (km/h) | 12.8 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 18.4 |
| 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 (km/h) | 20.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 14.1 | 12.5 |
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.