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Monthly climate in Kapsabet, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kapsabet features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2424 mm (95.4 inches) and receives 277 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kapsabet enjoys an average of 3820 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 Kapsabet, Kenya §

The warmest months in Kapsabet are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kapsabet experiences 111 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 Kapsabet, 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
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kapsabet, Kenya §

Kapsabet usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 295 mm (11.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kapsabet are January, February and December. On average, 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kapsabet, 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) 83 (3.3) 100 (3.9) 207 (8.2) 277 (10.9) 319 (12.6) 170 (6.7) 176 (6.9) 200 (7.9) 221 (8.7) 289 (11.4) 218 (8.6) 164 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 15 22 26 30 26 26 27 26 27 23 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Kapsabet, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Kapsabet are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kapsabet: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kapsabet, 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 275 304 330 301 313 316 324 334 325 327 324 341
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Kapsabet, Kenya §

Kapsabet 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 Kapsabet UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kapsabet, 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 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 13