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Monthly climate in Kisii, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kisii features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °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 1916 mm (75.4 inches) and receives 214 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kisii enjoys an average of 3856 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 Kisii, Kenya §

The warmest months in Kisii are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kisii experiences 232 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 Kisii, 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 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kisii, Kenya §

Kisii usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 22 rainy days and 241 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kisii are June, July and August. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kisii, 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) 105 (4.2) 112 (4.4) 204 (8.0) 264 (10.4) 212 (8.3) 96 (3.8) 66 (2.6) 88 (3.5) 122 (4.8) 191 (7.5) 246 (9.7) 208 (8.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 20 23 23 15 12 15 16 21 21 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Kisii, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Kisii are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kisii: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kisii, 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 275 305 332 301 329 323 336 339 331 328 319 334
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Kisii, Kenya §

Kisii 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 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 Kisii UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kisii, 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 16 15 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 13