Gichongo, Kiambu, Kenya Climate

Weather: 17.13°C/62.83°F, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 88% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

GichongoView of Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park, Kenya. (Photo credit: Unsplash.com)
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Gichongo Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1782.89 meters (5849.38 feet) above sea level, Gichongo has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Classification: Cfb). The district’s yearly temperature is 21.6ºC (70.88ºF) and it is -0.9% lower than Kenya’s averages. Gichongo typically receives about 134.64 millimeters (5.3 inches) of precipitation and has 222.23 rainy days (60.88% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
CityKiambu
Longitude36.8200409
Latitude-1.149881
Attitude/Elevation1782.89m (5849.38ft)
Local timeFriday 07:45
Annual high temperature25.84ºC (78.51ºF)
Annual low temperature15.34ºC (59.61ºF)
Average annual precip.134.64mm (5.3in)
Warmest monthFebruary (28.28ºC / 82.9ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.73ºC / 56.71ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (296.43mm / 11.67in)
Driest MonthJanuary (63.42mm / 2.5in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)222.23 days (60.88%)
Days with no rain142.77 days (39.12%)
Humidity75.65%

Climate Gichongo: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.2(91.76)35.28(95.5)33.2(91.76)31.13(88.03)28.02(82.44)28.02(82.44)29.05(84.29)31.13(88.03)31.13(88.03)32.17(89.91)29.05(84.29)30.09(86.16)35.28(95.5)
Average high °C (°F)26.99(80.58)28.28(82.9)28.13(82.63)25.96(78.73)24.18(75.52)23.8(74.84)23.92(75.06)24.74(76.53)26.28(79.3)26.8(80.24)25.47(77.85)25.52(77.94)25.84(78.51)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.2(71.96)23.17(73.71)23.42(74.16)22.03(71.65)20.66(69.19)20.0(68.0)19.91(67.84)20.59(69.06)21.79(71.22)22.56(72.61)21.54(70.77)21.32(70.38)21.6(70.88)
Average low °C (°F)14.78(58.6)15.56(60.01)16.49(61.68)16.48(61.66)15.25(59.45)14.06(57.31)13.73(56.71)14.66(58.39)15.49(59.88)16.53(61.75)16.1(60.98)14.9(58.82)15.34(59.61)
Record low °C (°F)10.38(50.68)11.41(52.54)12.45(54.41)12.45(54.41)10.38(50.68)10.38(50.68)10.38(50.68)11.41(52.54)7.26(45.07)13.49(56.28)12.45(54.41)11.41(52.54)7.26(45.07)
Average precipitation mm (inches)63.42(2.5)89.28(3.51)135.59(5.34)296.43(11.67)217.16(8.55)145.98(5.75)84.47(3.33)77.92(3.07)83.46(3.29)125.77(4.95)175.7(6.92)120.51(4.74)134.64(5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)10.9511.619.5327.2626.8821.8816.2312.8213.9619.9924.1416.9818.52
Average relative humidity (%)71.2667.4469.8182.5786.6582.976.6572.2468.8869.4979.8680.0775.65
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.7211.7811.5611.2211.2911.3911.5211.7111.7111.8411.511.7611.58

Climate Graph

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

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Gichongo Temperature by Month

March
23.42°C | 74.16°F
February
23.17°C | 73.71°F
October
22.56°C | 72.61°F
January
22.2°C | 71.96°F
April
22.03°C | 71.65°F
September
21.79°C | 71.22°F
November
21.54°C | 70.77°F
December
21.32°C | 70.38°F
May
20.66°C | 69.19°F
August
20.59°C | 69.06°F
June
20.0°C | 68.0°F
July
19.91°C | 67.84°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature24.9°C (76.82°F)23.03°C (73.45°F)20.75°C (69.35°F)
Avg Temperature20.75°C (69.35°F)19.26°C (66.67°F)17.64°C (63.75°F)
Min Temperature16.6°C (61.88°F)13.28°C (55.9°F)10.38°C (50.68°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.6°C (61.88°F)14.49°C (58.08°F)12.45°C (54.41°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation15.36mm | 0.6in5.06mm | 0.2in0.1mm | 0.0in151.8mm | 5.98in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind8.3kmh | 5.16mph6.57kmh | 4.08mph5.19kmh | 3.22mph
Gust Wind12.45kmh | 7.74mph9.41kmh | 5.85mph7.26kmh | 4.51mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure15.36mb5.06mb0.1mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
June° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2013-06-0119.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28788.3 | 5.1631.13 | 1054.20.1 | 0.0
2013-06-0219.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28797.26 | 4.5131.13 | 1054.20.21 | 0.01
2013-06-0319.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28797.26 | 4.5131.13 | 1054.20.83 | 0.03
2013-06-0419.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28795.19 | 3.2231.13 | 1054.21.04 | 0.04
2013-06-0519.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28806.23 | 3.8731.13 | 1054.26.23 | 0.25
2013-06-0620.75 | 69.3514.53 | 58.15816.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.244.15 | 0.16
2013-06-0719.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28796.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.244.46 | 0.18
2013-06-0819.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15805.19 | 3.2231.13 | 1054.210.38 | 0.41
2013-06-0919.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15815.19 | 3.2231.13 | 1054.28.3 | 0.33
2013-06-1019.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15876.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.243.84 | 0.15
2013-06-1119.71 | 67.4815.56 | 60.01876.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.245.08 | 0.2
2013-06-1219.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15846.23 | 3.8731.13 | 1054.24.25 | 0.17
2013-06-1319.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15845.19 | 3.2231.13 | 1054.28.51 | 0.34
2013-06-1419.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15836.23 | 3.8731.1 | 1053.1611.1 | 0.44
2013-06-1519.71 | 67.4816.6 | 61.88916.23 | 3.8731.13 | 1054.213.7 | 0.54
2013-06-1619.71 | 67.4816.6 | 61.88885.19 | 3.2231.13 | 1054.215.36 | 0.6
2013-06-1718.68 | 65.6216.6 | 61.88898.3 | 5.1631.1 | 1053.1612.55 | 0.49
2013-06-1818.68 | 65.6215.56 | 60.01887.26 | 4.5131.13 | 1054.214.53 | 0.57
2013-06-1918.68 | 65.6214.53 | 58.15846.23 | 3.8731.13 | 1054.24.57 | 0.18
2013-06-2017.64 | 63.7515.56 | 60.01886.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.243.42 | 0.13
2013-06-2117.64 | 63.7514.53 | 58.15887.26 | 4.5131.19 | 1056.282.39 | 0.09
2013-06-2217.64 | 63.7512.45 | 54.41808.3 | 5.1631.22 | 1057.310.1 | 0.0
2013-06-2318.68 | 65.6214.53 | 58.15848.3 | 5.1631.19 | 1056.281.35 | 0.05
2013-06-2419.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15826.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.241.35 | 0.05
2013-06-2518.68 | 65.6214.53 | 58.15846.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.243.11 | 0.12
2013-06-2618.68 | 65.6213.49 | 56.28826.23 | 3.8731.13 | 1054.20.83 | 0.03
2013-06-2719.71 | 67.4813.49 | 56.28807.26 | 4.5131.13 | 1054.20.62 | 0.02
2013-06-2819.71 | 67.4814.53 | 58.15857.26 | 4.5131.1 | 1053.163.42 | 0.13
2013-06-2918.68 | 65.6214.53 | 58.15827.26 | 4.5131.13 | 1054.23.74 | 0.15
2013-06-3018.68 | 65.6214.53 | 58.15846.23 | 3.8731.16 | 1055.242.28 | 0.09

Gichongo 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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