Gatanga, Murang'A, Kenya Climate

Weather: 21.71°C/71.08°F, Wind SW at 0.44 km/h, 96% Humidity, 0.53% Chance of rain

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Gatanga Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Gatanga has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 22.07ºC (71.73ºF) and it is -0.43% lower than Kenya’s averages. Gatanga typically receives about 128.22 millimeters (5.05 inches) of precipitation and has 209.82 rainy days (57.48% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
CityMurang'a
Longitude36.9863415
Latitude-0.9605993
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeSaturday 08:32
Annual high temperature26.6ºC (79.88ºF)
Annual low temperature15.0ºC (59.0ºF)
Average annual precip.128.22mm (5.05in)
Warmest monthFebruary (28.91ºC / 84.04ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.66ºC / 56.59ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (277.1mm / 10.91in)
Driest MonthJanuary (43.51mm / 1.71in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)209.82 days (57.48%)
Days with no rain155.18 days (42.52%)
Humidity77.66%

Climate Gatanga: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)32.68(90.82)33.74(92.73)34.79(94.62)30.57(87.03)28.47(83.25)28.47(83.25)29.52(85.14)30.57(87.03)32.68(90.82)33.74(92.73)29.52(85.14)29.52(85.14)34.79(94.62)
Average high °C (°F)27.64(81.75)28.91(84.04)28.91(84.04)26.83(80.29)25.12(77.22)24.54(76.17)24.61(76.3)25.56(78.01)27.21(80.98)27.51(81.52)26.08(78.94)26.24(79.23)26.6(79.88)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.55(72.59)23.53(74.35)23.88(74.98)22.47(72.45)21.23(70.21)20.59(69.06)20.49(68.88)21.18(70.12)22.46(72.43)23.03(73.45)21.82(71.28)21.61(70.9)22.07(71.73)
Average low °C (°F)14.13(57.43)15.13(59.23)15.97(60.75)16.04(60.87)15.13(59.23)14.01(57.22)13.66(56.59)14.69(58.44)15.37(59.67)16.36(61.45)15.56(60.01)14.03(57.25)15.0(59.0)
Record low °C (°F)10.54(50.97)10.54(50.97)11.6(52.88)10.54(50.97)10.54(50.97)10.54(50.97)8.43(47.17)11.6(52.88)10.54(50.97)12.65(54.77)11.6(52.88)9.49(49.08)8.43(47.17)
Average precipitation mm (inches)43.51(1.71)60.17(2.37)108.49(4.27)277.1(10.91)260.77(10.27)168.7(6.64)95.36(3.75)85.42(3.36)81.51(3.21)128.38(5.05)142.29(5.6)86.95(3.42)128.22(5.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)7.579.0115.7226.8326.7421.7616.4914.6714.3819.8422.0514.7617.48
Average relative humidity (%)72.9568.8571.4784.688.1984.4978.7973.870.2372.1583.7182.6577.66
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.9912.0211.8211.5611.5611.6411.6711.7711.7911.9711.611.9511.78

Climate Graph

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

Gatanga

Gatanga Temperature by Month

March
23.88°C | 74.98°F
February
23.53°C | 74.35°F
October
23.03°C | 73.45°F
January
22.55°C | 72.59°F
April
22.47°C | 72.45°F
September
22.46°C | 72.43°F
November
21.82°C | 71.28°F
December
21.61°C | 70.9°F
May
21.23°C | 70.21°F
August
21.18°C | 70.12°F
June
20.59°C | 69.06°F
July
20.49°C | 68.88°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature30.57°C (87.03°F)26.92°C (80.46°F)21.09°C (69.96°F)
Avg Temperature25.3°C (77.54°F)22.74°C (72.93°F)20.03°C (68.05°F)
Min Temperature18.98°C (66.16°F)16.69°C (62.04°F)13.71°C (56.68°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.87°C (62.37°F)13.81°C (56.86°F)10.54°C (50.97°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation21.3mm | 0.84in4.08mm | 0.16in0.0mm | 0in122.42mm | 4.82in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind9.49kmh | 5.9mph7.13kmh | 4.43mph4.22kmh | 2.62mph
Gust Wind12.65kmh | 7.86mph9.84kmh | 6.11mph6.33kmh | 3.93mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure21.3mb4.08mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
September° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-09-0124.25 | 75.6515.81 | 60.46724.22 | 2.6231.57 | 1069.0618.34 | 0.72
2019-09-0223.19 | 73.7416.87 | 62.37776.33 | 3.9331.6 | 1070.1118.66 | 0.73
2019-09-0321.09 | 69.9614.76 | 58.57756.33 | 3.9331.63 | 1071.170.42 | 0.02
2019-09-0422.14 | 71.8514.76 | 58.57706.33 | 3.9331.6 | 1070.110.74 | 0.03
2019-09-0520.03 | 68.0514.76 | 58.57746.33 | 3.9331.63 | 1071.170.74 | 0.03
2019-09-0622.14 | 71.8514.76 | 58.57745.27 | 3.2731.66 | 1072.2221.3 | 0.84
2019-09-0721.09 | 69.9614.76 | 58.57755.27 | 3.2731.66 | 1072.224.96 | 0.2
2019-09-0820.03 | 68.0513.71 | 56.68745.27 | 3.2731.66 | 1072.220.74 | 0.03
2019-09-0921.09 | 69.9612.65 | 54.77707.38 | 4.5931.66 | 1072.220.21 | 0.01
2019-09-1021.09 | 69.9615.81 | 60.46806.33 | 3.9331.63 | 1071.1717.08 | 0.67
2019-09-1122.14 | 71.8514.76 | 58.57747.38 | 4.5931.63 | 1071.172.11 | 0.08
2019-09-1223.19 | 73.7413.71 | 56.68676.33 | 3.9331.63 | 1071.170.11 | 0.0
2019-09-1324.25 | 75.6512.65 | 54.77627.38 | 4.5931.63 | 1071.170.21 | 0.01
2019-09-1424.25 | 75.6513.71 | 56.68628.43 | 5.2431.63 | 1071.171.05 | 0.04
2019-09-1524.25 | 75.6513.71 | 56.68629.49 | 5.931.6 | 1070.110.21 | 0.01
2019-09-1624.25 | 75.6512.65 | 54.77608.43 | 5.2431.6 | 1070.110.11 | 0.0
2019-09-1723.19 | 73.7412.65 | 54.77628.43 | 5.2431.6 | 1070.110.32 | 0.01
2019-09-1824.25 | 75.6512.65 | 54.77597.38 | 4.5931.6 | 1070.110.0 | 0
2019-09-1923.19 | 73.7410.54 | 50.97548.43 | 5.2431.63 | 1071.170.0 | 0
2019-09-2023.19 | 73.7410.54 | 50.97568.43 | 5.2431.63 | 1071.170.11 | 0.0
2019-09-2122.14 | 71.8513.71 | 56.68668.43 | 5.2431.6 | 1070.112.53 | 0.1
2019-09-2222.14 | 71.8513.71 | 56.68687.38 | 4.5931.6 | 1070.115.38 | 0.21
2019-09-2322.14 | 71.8512.65 | 54.77668.43 | 5.2431.6 | 1070.112.0 | 0.08
2019-09-2423.19 | 73.7414.76 | 58.57675.27 | 3.2731.6 | 1070.110.63 | 0.02
2019-09-2524.25 | 75.6514.76 | 58.57666.33 | 3.9331.57 | 1069.063.16 | 0.12
2019-09-2621.09 | 69.9615.81 | 60.46788.43 | 5.2431.6 | 1070.1116.76 | 0.66
2019-09-2721.09 | 69.9614.76 | 58.57756.33 | 3.9331.63 | 1071.173.8 | 0.15
2019-09-2823.19 | 73.7412.65 | 54.77637.38 | 4.5931.57 | 1069.060.21 | 0.01
2019-09-2925.3 | 77.5411.6 | 52.88528.43 | 5.2431.54 | 1068.010.0 | 0
2019-09-3025.3 | 77.5413.71 | 56.68598.43 | 5.2431.51 | 1066.950.53 | 0.02

Gatanga 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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