Tharaka, Kitui, Kenya Climate

Weather: 23.3°C/73.94°F, Wind SW at 0.91 km/h, 93% Humidity, 3.24% Chance of rain

Kenya
(Photo by Michelangelo Azzariti on Unsplash)
Contents

Tharaka Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Tharaka has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 21.21ºC (70.18ºF) and it is -1.29% lower than Kenya’s averages. Tharaka typically receives about 99.98 millimeters (3.94 inches) of precipitation and has 186.99 rainy days (51.23% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
CityKitui
Longitude38.016667
Latitude-0.3
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeSaturday 18:33
Annual high temperature24.71ºC (76.48ºF)
Annual low temperature16.51ºC (61.72ºF)
Average annual precip.99.98mm (3.94in)
Warmest monthFebruary (26.65ºC / 79.97ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (14.14ºC / 57.45ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (211.51mm / 8.33in)
Driest MonthJuly (22.99mm / 0.91in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)186.99 days (51.23%)
Days with no rain178.01 days (48.77%)
Humidity77.0%

Climate Tharaka: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.03(87.85)32.06(89.71)31.03(87.85)29.99(85.98)26.89(80.4)26.89(80.4)27.92(82.26)28.96(84.13)28.96(84.13)29.99(85.98)27.92(82.26)27.92(82.26)32.06(89.71)
Average high °C (°F)25.24(77.43)26.65(79.97)26.65(79.97)24.73(76.51)23.43(74.17)23.09(73.56)23.2(73.76)23.89(75.0)25.45(77.81)26.03(78.85)24.16(75.49)23.95(75.11)24.71(76.48)
Daily mean °C (°F)21.57(70.83)22.42(72.36)22.88(73.18)21.63(70.93)20.32(68.58)19.67(67.41)19.37(66.87)19.99(67.98)21.47(70.65)22.69(72.84)21.52(70.74)21.04(69.87)21.21(70.18)
Average low °C (°F)16.13(61.03)16.96(62.53)18.13(64.63)17.82(64.08)16.24(61.23)14.76(58.57)14.14(57.45)14.94(58.89)16.36(61.45)18.01(64.42)17.78(64.0)16.84(62.31)16.51(61.72)
Record low °C (°F)11.38(52.48)12.41(54.34)13.44(56.19)9.31(48.76)10.34(50.61)9.31(48.76)9.31(48.76)10.34(50.61)11.38(52.48)13.44(56.19)7.24(45.03)9.31(48.76)7.24(45.03)
Average precipitation mm (inches)77.99(3.07)96.05(3.78)146.86(5.78)211.51(8.33)103.47(4.07)38.17(1.5)22.99(0.91)23.34(0.92)24.58(0.97)75.0(2.95)208.37(8.2)171.32(6.74)99.98(3.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)13.1712.618.9925.121.911.17.157.246.5815.1426.1321.915.59
Average relative humidity (%)75.8571.8574.1784.9985.7680.0474.7570.8468.069.4683.2485.0777.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.6211.5611.3711.111.2711.5111.4111.6711.6611.811.1511.5411.47

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Tharaka in recent years.

Tharaka

Tharaka Temperature by Month

March
22.88°C | 73.18°F
October
22.69°C | 72.84°F
February
22.42°C | 72.36°F
April
21.63°C | 70.93°F
January
21.57°C | 70.83°F
November
21.52°C | 70.74°F
September
21.47°C | 70.65°F
December
21.04°C | 69.87°F
May
20.32°C | 68.58°F
August
19.99°C | 67.98°F
June
19.67°C | 67.41°F
July
19.37°C | 66.87°F

Historical Data

Summary
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature27.92°C (82.26°F)25.59°C (78.06°F)23.79°C (74.82°F)
Avg Temperature23.79°C (74.82°F)22.45°C (72.41°F)20.68°C (69.22°F)
Min Temperature19.65°C (67.37°F)18.08°C (64.54°F)15.51°C (59.92°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point17.58°C (63.64°F)15.25°C (59.45°F)11.38°C (52.48°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation15.62mm | 0.61in4.03mm | 0.16in0.0mm | 0in124.83mm | 4.91in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind13.44kmh | 8.35mph11.31kmh | 7.03mph7.24kmh | 4.5mph
Gust Wind17.58kmh | 10.92mph15.08kmh | 9.37mph10.34kmh | 6.42mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure15.62mb4.03mb0.0mb
Tharaka

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2012-10-0122.75 | 72.9513.44 | 56.196413.44 | 8.3531.03 | 1050.750.52 | 0.02
2012-10-0221.72 | 71.111.38 | 52.485913.44 | 8.3531.03 | 1050.750.1 | 0.0
2012-10-0321.72 | 71.112.41 | 54.346411.38 | 7.0731.03 | 1050.750.0 | 0
2012-10-0422.75 | 72.9513.44 | 56.196411.38 | 7.0730.97 | 1048.680.62 | 0.02
2012-10-0522.75 | 72.9514.48 | 58.066611.38 | 7.0730.97 | 1048.681.86 | 0.07
2012-10-0622.75 | 72.9514.48 | 58.066513.44 | 8.3530.97 | 1048.680.21 | 0.01
2012-10-0722.75 | 72.9515.51 | 59.926713.44 | 8.3530.97 | 1048.681.65 | 0.06
2012-10-0823.79 | 74.8215.51 | 59.926512.41 | 7.7130.97 | 1048.681.34 | 0.05
2012-10-0923.79 | 74.8215.51 | 59.926510.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.641.65 | 0.06
2012-10-1023.79 | 74.8216.55 | 61.797110.34 | 6.4230.91 | 1046.6115.62 | 0.61
2012-10-1121.72 | 71.117.58 | 63.647912.41 | 7.7130.94 | 1047.649.62 | 0.38
2012-10-1221.72 | 71.117.58 | 63.647913.44 | 8.3530.97 | 1048.689.41 | 0.37
2012-10-1321.72 | 71.117.58 | 63.648112.41 | 7.7130.97 | 1048.6812.0 | 0.47
2012-10-1420.68 | 69.2216.55 | 61.798013.44 | 8.3530.97 | 1048.686.93 | 0.27
2012-10-1521.72 | 71.115.51 | 59.927111.38 | 7.0730.97 | 1048.681.45 | 0.06
2012-10-1621.72 | 71.113.44 | 56.196410.34 | 6.4231.0 | 1049.710.0 | 0
2012-10-1722.75 | 72.9514.48 | 58.066811.38 | 7.0730.97 | 1048.680.52 | 0.02
2012-10-1822.75 | 72.9515.51 | 59.927210.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.643.0 | 0.12
2012-10-1922.75 | 72.9517.58 | 63.647612.41 | 7.7130.91 | 1046.6110.14 | 0.4
2012-10-2021.72 | 71.117.58 | 63.647812.41 | 7.7130.94 | 1047.6410.14 | 0.4
2012-10-2121.72 | 71.115.51 | 59.927412.41 | 7.7130.94 | 1047.645.27 | 0.21
2012-10-2221.72 | 71.114.48 | 58.066811.38 | 7.0730.94 | 1047.640.41 | 0.02
2012-10-2321.72 | 71.114.48 | 58.067210.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.641.45 | 0.06
2012-10-2422.75 | 72.9516.55 | 61.797610.34 | 6.4230.91 | 1046.614.65 | 0.18
2012-10-2522.75 | 72.9514.48 | 58.066810.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.642.48 | 0.1
2012-10-2623.79 | 74.8216.55 | 61.79687.24 | 4.530.91 | 1046.614.45 | 0.18
2012-10-2723.79 | 74.8216.55 | 61.79728.27 | 5.1430.91 | 1046.6112.31 | 0.48
2012-10-2821.72 | 71.113.44 | 56.196910.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.642.48 | 0.1
2012-10-2922.75 | 72.9513.44 | 56.196410.34 | 6.4230.94 | 1047.640.0 | 0
2012-10-3022.75 | 72.9514.48 | 58.06659.31 | 5.7830.91 | 1046.611.34 | 0.05
2012-10-3122.75 | 72.9516.55 | 61.79729.31 | 5.7830.88 | 1045.583.21 | 0.13

Tharaka 11 Year Historical Weather Data

Nearby locations

Comments (0)

  • Latest first
  • Highest rated
Be the first to comment on this page