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Monthly climate in Wajir, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wajir features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (82 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 321 mm (12.6 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wajir enjoys an average of 3970 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wajir, Kenya §

The warmest months in Wajir are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wajir experiences 329 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 Wajir, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wajir, Kenya §

Wajir usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 10 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wajir are February, June and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wajir, 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) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 32 (1.3) 88 (3.4) 24 (0.9) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 39 (1.5) 87 (3.4) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 3 12 7 0 0 0 0 6 12 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Wajir, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Wajir are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wajir: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wajir, 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 290 323 354 332 350 322 324 328 326 343 325 348
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 1m 12h 2m 12h 5m 12h 8m 12h 11m 12h 12m 12h 11m 12h 9m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 1m 12h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Wajir, Kenya §

Wajir experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Wajir UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wajir, 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) 14 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 13 13 12 12