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Monthly climate in Bungoma, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bungoma features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1238 mm (48.7 inches) and receives 182 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bungoma enjoys an average of 3846 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 5 minutes to 12 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bungoma, Kenya §

The warmest months in Bungoma are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bungoma experiences 304 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bungoma, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bungoma, Kenya §

Bungoma usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bungoma are January, February and December. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bungoma, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37 (1.5) 47 (1.9) 111 (4.4) 190 (7.5) 225 (8.9) 91 (3.6) 82 (3.2) 84 (3.3) 95 (3.7) 127 (5.0) 84 (3.3) 65 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 8 16 21 24 18 15 15 15 20 15 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Bungoma, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Bungoma are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bungoma: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bungoma, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 277 307 331 302 315 320 328 335 327 330 324 343
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 8m 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Bungoma, Kenya §

Bungoma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bungoma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bungoma, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 16 15 13 11 11 13 13 13 13 12