Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Murang'a 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.Murang'a 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.
The warmest months in Murang'a 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, Murang'a experiences 249 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 (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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Murang'a, Kenya with other places around the world.
Murang'a 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 Murang'a are January, February and July. On average, 26 mm (1.0 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) | 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 |
The sunniest months in Murang'a are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Murang'a: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
Murang'a 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 Murang'a UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |