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Monthly climate in Moyale, Marsabit, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moyale features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 621 mm (24.4 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moyale enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 54 minutes to 12 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moyale, Marsabit, Kenya §

The warmest months in Moyale are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moyale experiences 321 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 Moyale, Marsabit, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moyale, Marsabit, Kenya §

Moyale usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 17 rainy days and 128 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moyale are January, February and July. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moyale, Marsabit, 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) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 69 (2.7) 168 (6.6) 85 (3.3) 14 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 130 (5.1) 84 (3.3) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 9 20 19 4 3 3 4 13 15 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Moyale, Marsabit, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Moyale are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moyale: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moyale, Marsabit, 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 289 322 353 318 334 311 314 320 325 330 324 352
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 55m 11h 59m 12h 5m 12h 10m 12h 16m 12h 18m 12h 17m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 56m 11h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Moyale, Marsabit, Kenya §

Moyale experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November 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 Moyale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moyale, Marsabit, 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 15 12 13 13 13 13 12 12