Thika, Kenya climate

Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter)

Thika has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Subtropical highland (dry winter), Köppen Cwb). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 52°F at night. Precipitation totals about 36 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 8.6 inches while September barely receives 0.32 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 83°F in March.

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 52°F in July.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 36 in of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.9 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Thika climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	81	83	83	79	77	75	74	75	79	81	78	78
Avg temp (°F)	69	70	70	69	68	65	64	64	67	69	68	68
Avg low (°F)	56	56	58	59	58	55	52	53	54	57	58	58
Precipitation (in)	3.5	2.7	2.8	5.9	5.4	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	2.0	8.6	2.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	81	83	83	79	77	75
Avg temp (°F)	69	70	70	69	68	65
Avg low (°F)	56	56	58	59	58	55
Precipitation (in)	3.5	2.7	2.8	5.9	5.4	1.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	74	75	79	81	78	78
Avg temp (°F)	64	64	67	69	68	68
Avg low (°F)	52	53	54	57	58	58
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.6	0.3	2.0	8.6	2.9

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	3	7	10	9	3	2	2	2	5	13	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	0.0
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	3	7	10	9	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	5	13	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	—	0.0
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	0.0	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	51	49	58	71	68	69	68	66	56	63	69	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	5	1	1	1	2	2	5	3	0.9	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	13	15	12	14	13	14	14	16	15	14	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	7	11	17	16	15	16	15	10	13	15	10
Relative humidity (%)	64	59	63	73	75	70	64	62	59	62	73	72
Wind speed (mph)	7.8	7.8	7.6	6.8	5.7	4.9	5.3	6.2	7.3	8.1	8.1	8.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	51	49	58	71	68	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	5	1	1	1
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	13	15	12	14	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	7	11	17	16	15
Relative humidity (%)	64	59	63	73	75	70
Wind speed (mph)	7.8	7.8	7.6	6.8	5.7	4.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	66	56	63	69	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	2	5	3	0.9	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	14	16	15	14	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	15	10	13	15	10
Relative humidity (%)	64	62	59	62	73	72
Wind speed (mph)	5.3	6.2	7.3	8.1	8.1	8.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, a weather station, about 36 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.

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