Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nyamira features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2077 mm (81.8 inches) and receives 236 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nyamira enjoys an average of 3809 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 5 minutes to 12 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nyamira are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °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, Nyamira experiences 240 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 (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average low | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nyamira, Kenya with other places around the world.
Nyamira usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 294 mm (11.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nyamira are January, February and July. On average, 77 mm (3.0 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) | 62 (2.5) | 69 (2.7) | 161 (6.3) | 318 (12.5) | 312 (12.3) | 142 (5.6) | 101 (4.0) | 127 (5.0) | 170 (6.7) | 251 (9.9) | 211 (8.3) | 154 (6.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
The sunniest months in Nyamira are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nyamira: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 275 | 303 | 328 | 297 | 316 | 320 | 333 | 335 | 326 | 320 | 316 | 334 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 8m | 12h 7m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 5m | 12h 6m | 12h 7m | 12h 8m |
Nyamira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nyamira 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 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |