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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 34°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 611 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 123 mm while June barely receives 5 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)Mwatate climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 27 | 78 | 89 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 57 | 122 | 123 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 27 | 78 | 89 | 31 | 5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 20 | 7 | 57 | 122 | 123 |
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.