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Monthly climate in Maragua, Murang'A, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maragua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1041 mm (41.0 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maragua enjoys an average of 3876 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 Maragua, Murang'A, Kenya §

The warmest months in Maragua are February, March and April, 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 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maragua experiences 249 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 Maragua, Murang'A, 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
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°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
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maragua, Murang'A, Kenya §

Maragua usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 182 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maragua are January, February and July. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maragua, Murang'A, 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) 23 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 81 (3.2) 196 (7.7) 178 (7.0) 39 (1.5) 28 (1.1) 35 (1.4) 47 (1.9) 172 (6.8) 145 (5.7) 71 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 7 13 25 22 11 10 11 11 20 21 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Maragua, Murang'A, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Maragua are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maragua: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maragua, Murang'A, 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 289 314 339 311 334 316 317 325 323 334 325 343
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Maragua, Murang'A, Kenya §

Maragua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Maragua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maragua, Murang'A, 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 16 14 11 12 13 14 14 13 13