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Monthly climate in Nakuru, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nakuru features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 855 mm (33.7 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nakuru enjoys an average of 3808 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 5 minutes to 12 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nakuru, Kenya §

The warmest months in Nakuru are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nakuru experiences 152 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 Nakuru, 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)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nakuru, Kenya §

Nakuru usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nakuru are January, February and March. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nakuru, 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) 19 (0.8) 16 (0.6) 41 (1.6) 116 (4.6) 103 (4.1) 66 (2.6) 66 (2.6) 69 (2.7) 79 (3.1) 141 (5.6) 77 (3.0) 62 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 3 8 13 12 10 14 15 13 16 12 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Nakuru, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Nakuru are March, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nakuru: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nakuru, 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 273 301 330 302 324 315 318 333 326 333 316 330
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Nakuru, Kenya §

Nakuru experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 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 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nakuru UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nakuru, 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) 16 17 17 17 14 12 13 14 15 15 14 14