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Monthly climate in Iten, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Iten features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1587 mm (62.5 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Iten enjoys an average of 4000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Iten, Kenya §

The warmest months in Iten are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Iten experiences 143 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 Iten, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Iten, Kenya §

Iten usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 275 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Iten are January, February and November. On average, 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Iten, 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) 24 (0.9) 31 (1.2) 67 (2.6) 98 (3.9) 140 (5.5) 211 (8.3) 312 (12.3) 285 (11.2) 227 (8.9) 106 (4.2) 38 (1.5) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 8 11 16 17 28 23 17 15 9 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Iten, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Iten are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Iten: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Iten, 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 286 315 347 327 340 330 333 345 338 344 335 353
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Iten, Kenya §

Iten experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Iten UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Iten, 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) 15 16 17 16 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 13