Machakos, Kenya Climate

Weather: 20.05°C/68.09°F, Wind SW at 1.93 km/h, 97% Humidity, 1.85% Chance of rain

Machakos Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1616.39 meters (5303.12 feet) above sea level, Machakos has a Temperate highland tropical climate with dry winters climate (Classification: Cwb). The city’s yearly temperature is 20.51ºC (68.92ºF) and it is -1.99% lower than Kenya’s averages. Machakos typically receives about 96.67 millimeters (3.81 inches) of precipitation and has 180.81 rainy days (49.54% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
Longitude37.2634146
Latitude-1.5176837
Attitude/Elevation1616.39m (5303.12ft)
Local timeFriday 08:09
Annual high temperature23.89ºC (75.0ºF)
Annual low temperature15.96ºC (60.73ºF)
Average annual precip.96.67mm (3.81in)
Warmest monthFebruary (25.77ºC / 78.39ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.67ºC / 56.61ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (204.52mm / 8.05in)
Driest MonthJuly (22.23mm / 0.88in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)180.81 days (49.54%)
Days with no rain184.19 days (50.46%)
Humidity74.45%

Climate Machakos: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)30.0(86.0)31.0(87.8)30.0(86.0)29.0(84.2)26.0(78.8)26.0(78.8)27.0(80.6)28.0(82.4)28.0(82.4)29.0(84.2)27.0(80.6)27.0(80.6)31.0(87.8)
Average high °C (°F)24.41(75.94)25.77(78.39)25.77(78.39)23.91(75.04)22.66(72.79)22.33(72.19)22.43(72.37)23.1(73.58)24.61(76.3)25.17(77.31)23.36(74.05)23.16(73.69)23.89(75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)20.86(69.55)21.68(71.02)22.12(71.82)20.91(69.64)19.65(67.37)19.02(66.24)18.73(65.71)19.33(66.79)20.76(69.37)21.94(71.49)20.81(69.46)20.34(68.61)20.51(68.92)
Average low °C (°F)15.6(60.08)16.4(61.52)17.53(63.55)17.23(63.01)15.7(60.26)14.27(57.69)13.67(56.61)14.45(58.01)15.82(60.48)17.41(63.34)17.19(62.94)16.28(61.3)15.96(60.73)
Record low °C (°F)11.0(51.8)12.0(53.6)13.0(55.4)9.0(48.2)10.0(50.0)9.0(48.2)9.0(48.2)10.0(50.0)11.0(51.8)13.0(55.4)7.0(44.6)9.0(48.2)7.0(44.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)75.41(2.97)92.87(3.66)142.0(5.59)204.52(8.05)100.05(3.94)36.91(1.45)22.23(0.88)22.57(0.89)23.77(0.94)72.52(2.86)201.48(7.93)165.65(6.52)96.67(3.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)12.7312.1818.3624.2721.1810.736.917.06.3614.6425.2721.1815.07
Average relative humidity (%)73.3469.4771.7282.1882.9277.3972.2868.565.7567.1680.4982.2674.45
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.2411.1810.9910.7310.911.1311.0311.2811.2711.4110.7811.1611.09

Climate Graph

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

Machakos

Machakos Temperature by Month

March
22.12°C | 71.82°F
October
21.94°C | 71.49°F
February
21.68°C | 71.02°F
April
20.91°C | 69.64°F
January
20.86°C | 69.55°F
November
20.81°C | 69.46°F
September
20.76°C | 69.37°F
December
20.34°C | 68.61°F
May
19.65°C | 67.37°F
August
19.33°C | 66.79°F
June
19.02°C | 66.24°F
July
18.73°C | 65.71°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature29.0°C (84.2°F)26.13°C (79.03°F)25.0°C (77.0°F)
Avg Temperature25.0°C (77.0°F)22.81°C (73.06°F)22.0°C (71.6°F)
Min Temperature19.0°C (66.2°F)17.84°C (64.11°F)16.0°C (60.8°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point17.0°C (62.6°F)13.97°C (57.15°F)11.0°C (51.8°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation18.3mm | 0.72in1.55mm | 0.06in0.0mm | 0in48.0mm | 1.89in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind14.0kmh | 8.7mph10.81kmh | 6.72mph7.0kmh | 4.35mph
Gust Wind18.0kmh | 11.18mph14.35kmh | 8.92mph9.0kmh | 5.59mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure18.3mb1.55mb0.0mb
Machakos

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2015-10-0123 | 73.414 | 57.26611 | 6.8429.88 | 10121.5 | 0.06
2015-10-0222 | 71.615 | 59.06812 | 7.4629.94 | 10140.6 | 0.02
2015-10-0322 | 71.615 | 59.07113 | 8.0830.0 | 10161.0 | 0.04
2015-10-0422 | 71.615 | 59.06914 | 8.730.03 | 10170.6 | 0.02
2015-10-0522 | 71.613 | 55.46313 | 8.0830.03 | 10170.0 | 0.0
2015-10-0623 | 73.411 | 51.85712 | 7.4630.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2015-10-0723 | 73.413 | 55.46310 | 6.2130.0 | 10160.1 | 0.0
2015-10-0822 | 71.615 | 59.07112 | 7.4629.97 | 10154.0 | 0.16
2015-10-0922 | 71.615 | 59.06912 | 7.4629.97 | 10150.9 | 0.04
2015-10-1023 | 73.415 | 59.06911 | 6.8429.94 | 10144.1 | 0.16
2015-10-1123 | 73.414 | 57.26411 | 6.8429.97 | 10150.1 | 0.0
2015-10-1222 | 71.616 | 60.87312 | 7.4630.0 | 10164.4 | 0.17
2015-10-1322 | 71.613 | 55.46411 | 6.8430.0 | 10160.1 | 0.0
2015-10-1423 | 73.414 | 57.26610 | 6.2129.94 | 10140.3 | 0.01
2015-10-1522 | 71.613 | 55.46411 | 6.8429.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2015-10-1623 | 73.415 | 59.06812 | 7.4629.91 | 10131.3 | 0.05
2015-10-1723 | 73.415 | 59.06812 | 7.4629.97 | 10150.8 | 0.03
2015-10-1822 | 71.613 | 55.46410 | 6.2130.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2015-10-1923 | 73.414 | 57.26510 | 6.2130.0 | 10160.9 | 0.04
2015-10-2023 | 73.413 | 55.46010 | 6.2129.97 | 10150.1 | 0.0
2015-10-2123 | 73.413 | 55.46110 | 6.2129.94 | 10140.4 | 0.02
2015-10-2223 | 73.414 | 57.26411 | 6.8429.94 | 10141.4 | 0.06
2015-10-2323 | 73.413 | 55.45912 | 7.4629.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2015-10-2423 | 73.413 | 55.45411 | 6.8429.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2015-10-2524 | 75.213 | 55.45611 | 6.8429.94 | 10140.5 | 0.02
2015-10-2625 | 77.013 | 55.4607 | 4.3529.94 | 10140.5 | 0.02
2015-10-2724 | 75.214 | 57.2628 | 4.9729.94 | 10144.0 | 0.16
2015-10-2823 | 73.414 | 57.2619 | 5.5929.88 | 10121.1 | 0.04
2015-10-2923 | 73.414 | 57.26611 | 6.8429.88 | 10121.0 | 0.04
2015-10-3023 | 73.414 | 57.2638 | 4.9729.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2015-10-3123 | 73.417 | 62.6758 | 4.9729.88 | 101218.3 | 0.72

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