Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kitui features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 924 mm (36.4 inches) and receives 143 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kitui enjoys an average of 3960 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 2 minutes to 12 hours 11 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kitui are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kitui experiences 297 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kitui, Kenya with other places around the world.
Kitui usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 174 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kitui are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62 (2.4) | 53 (2.1) | 111 (4.4) | 187 (7.4) | 69 (2.7) | 11 (0.4) | 6 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 65 (2.6) | 200 (7.9) | 137 (5.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 21 |
The sunniest months in Kitui are May, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kitui: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 291 | 318 | 345 | 333 | 347 | 317 | 318 | 329 | 328 | 349 | 329 | 350 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 10m | 12h 8m | 12h 5m | 12h 3m | 12h 2m | 12h 2m | 12h 2m | 12h 3m | 12h 5m | 12h 7m | 12h 9m | 12h 11m |
Kitui 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 October 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 Kitui UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |