Gachoka, Embu, Kenya Climate

Weather: 17.94°C/64.29°F, Wind SW at 0.89 km/h, 92% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Gachoka Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Gachoka has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 22.18ºC (71.92ºF) and it is -0.32% lower than Kenya’s averages. Gachoka typically receives about 156.59 millimeters (6.16 inches) of precipitation and has 198.07 rainy days (54.27% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
CityEmbu
Longitude37.533333
Latitude-0.616667
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeTuesday 23:51
Annual high temperature26.57ºC (79.83ºF)
Annual low temperature15.21ºC (59.38ºF)
Average annual precip.156.59mm (6.16in)
Warmest monthMarch (29.08ºC / 84.34ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.98ºC / 57.16ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (388.06mm / 15.28in)
Driest MonthJanuary (37.72mm / 1.49in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)198.07 days (54.27%)
Days with no rain166.93 days (45.73%)
Humidity76.88%

Climate Gachoka: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.75(89.15)33.86(92.95)34.92(94.86)31.75(89.15)29.63(85.33)27.51(81.52)29.63(85.33)29.63(85.33)31.75(89.15)31.75(89.15)29.63(85.33)29.63(85.33)34.92(94.86)
Average high °C (°F)27.68(81.82)28.97(84.15)29.08(84.34)26.95(80.51)25.01(77.02)24.38(75.88)24.53(76.15)25.54(77.97)27.11(80.8)27.37(81.27)25.89(78.6)26.35(79.43)26.57(79.83)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.96(73.33)24.02(75.24)24.32(75.78)22.73(72.91)21.27(70.29)20.43(68.77)20.26(68.47)21.13(70.03)22.38(72.28)22.94(73.29)21.79(71.22)21.93(71.47)22.18(71.92)
Average low °C (°F)14.62(58.32)15.39(59.7)16.0(60.8)16.22(61.2)15.58(60.04)14.37(57.87)13.98(57.16)14.84(58.71)15.6(60.08)16.55(61.79)15.25(59.45)14.11(57.4)15.21(59.38)
Record low °C (°F)8.47(47.25)9.52(49.14)10.58(51.04)11.64(52.95)11.64(52.95)10.58(51.04)9.52(49.14)11.64(52.95)10.58(51.04)12.7(54.86)10.58(51.04)8.47(47.25)8.47(47.25)
Average precipitation mm (inches)37.72(1.49)46.42(1.83)133.84(5.27)388.06(15.28)342.42(13.48)190.11(7.48)89.69(3.53)101.74(4.01)83.44(3.29)190.01(7.48)192.72(7.59)82.94(3.27)156.59(6.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)5.976.8313.4725.7826.4520.5816.6514.5315.221.9420.0110.6816.51
Average relative humidity (%)68.6264.9269.2184.1389.2985.3179.2673.5770.5573.8784.0479.8376.88
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.9311.9911.6811.611.5811.6511.5711.7611.8211.9611.611.9411.76

Climate Graph

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

Gachoka

Gachoka Temperature by Month

March
24.32°C | 75.78°F
February
24.02°C | 75.24°F
January
22.96°C | 73.33°F
October
22.94°C | 73.29°F
April
22.73°C | 72.91°F
September
22.38°C | 72.28°F
December
21.93°C | 71.47°F
November
21.79°C | 71.22°F
May
21.27°C | 70.29°F
August
21.13°C | 70.03°F
June
20.43°C | 68.77°F
July
20.26°C | 68.47°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature27.51°C (81.52°F)25.26°C (77.47°F)23.28°C (73.9°F)
Avg Temperature22.22°C (72.0°F)21.57°C (70.83°F)20.11°C (68.2°F)
Min Temperature17.99°C (64.38°F)16.01°C (60.82°F)14.81°C (58.66°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point17.99°C (64.38°F)16.66°C (61.99°F)13.76°C (56.77°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation22.65mm | 0.89in9.51mm | 0.37in0.0mm | 0in294.82mm | 11.61in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind7.41kmh | 4.6mph5.97kmh | 3.71mph3.17kmh | 1.97mph
Gust Wind11.64kmh | 7.23mph9.11kmh | 5.66mph5.29kmh | 3.29mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure22.65mb9.51mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
May° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-05-0121.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47866.35 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.0719.47 | 0.77
2018-05-0221.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47866.35 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.0715.45 | 0.61
2018-05-0322.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47827.41 | 4.631.69 | 1073.0117.78 | 0.7
2018-05-0422.22 | 72.017.99 | 64.38866.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.0121.38 | 0.84
2018-05-0521.16 | 70.0917.99 | 64.38914.23 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.0119.37 | 0.76
2018-05-0622.22 | 72.015.87 | 60.57806.35 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.071.8 | 0.07
2018-05-0721.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47875.29 | 3.2931.75 | 1075.139.84 | 0.39
2018-05-0822.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47846.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.016.03 | 0.24
2018-05-0921.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47866.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.014.97 | 0.2
2018-05-1021.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47855.29 | 3.2931.72 | 1074.077.09 | 0.28
2018-05-1122.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47836.35 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.076.98 | 0.27
2018-05-1222.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47826.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.017.94 | 0.31
2018-05-1322.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47836.35 | 3.9531.65 | 1071.9622.65 | 0.89
2018-05-1422.22 | 72.017.99 | 64.38866.35 | 3.9531.65 | 1071.9621.16 | 0.83
2018-05-1521.16 | 70.0917.99 | 64.38885.29 | 3.2931.65 | 1071.968.99 | 0.35
2018-05-1621.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47876.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.0115.34 | 0.6
2018-05-1722.22 | 72.016.93 | 62.47836.35 | 3.9531.69 | 1073.0111.01 | 0.43
2018-05-1822.22 | 72.015.87 | 60.57806.35 | 3.9531.65 | 1071.9611.43 | 0.45
2018-05-1921.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47845.29 | 3.2931.65 | 1071.965.82 | 0.23
2018-05-2021.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47865.29 | 3.2931.65 | 1071.962.12 | 0.08
2018-05-2120.11 | 68.216.93 | 62.47914.23 | 2.6331.69 | 1073.0114.6 | 0.57
2018-05-2220.11 | 68.217.99 | 64.38923.17 | 1.9731.72 | 1074.0718.52 | 0.73
2018-05-2321.16 | 70.0915.87 | 60.57855.29 | 3.2931.78 | 1076.192.75 | 0.11
2018-05-2421.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47855.29 | 3.2931.72 | 1074.077.41 | 0.29
2018-05-2521.16 | 70.0915.87 | 60.57825.29 | 3.2931.69 | 1073.011.69 | 0.07
2018-05-2621.16 | 70.0916.93 | 62.47846.35 | 3.9531.72 | 1074.076.35 | 0.25
2018-05-2721.16 | 70.0915.87 | 60.57817.41 | 4.631.75 | 1075.130.53 | 0.02
2018-05-2822.22 | 72.015.87 | 60.57787.41 | 4.631.75 | 1075.130.53 | 0.02
2018-05-2922.22 | 72.013.76 | 56.77706.35 | 3.9531.75 | 1075.130.0 | 0
2018-05-3022.22 | 72.013.76 | 56.77677.41 | 4.631.72 | 1074.070.0 | 0
2018-05-3122.22 | 72.015.87 | 60.57776.35 | 3.9531.75 | 1075.135.82 | 0.23

Gachoka 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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