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Monthly climate in Meru, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Meru features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 641 mm (25.2 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Meru enjoys an average of 4063 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 6 minutes to 12 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Meru, Kenya §

The warmest months in Meru are March, April and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Meru experiences 273 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 Meru, 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)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Meru, Kenya §

Meru usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 16 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Meru are July, August and September. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Meru, 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) 35 (1.4) 31 (1.2) 55 (2.2) 157 (6.2) 51 (2.0) 24 (1.0) 11 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 72 (2.8) 93 (3.7) 68 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 10 17 11 3 2 4 4 13 20 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Meru, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Meru are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Meru: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Meru, 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 292 322 350 325 352 337 345 352 344 353 332 354
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Meru, Kenya §

Meru 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 Meru UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Meru, 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