Annual mean 20°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.6 °C
Coldest
23.8 °C
Wettest
87%
Windiest
4.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kakamega over the whole year is 20°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. Kakamega has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 55% in July, the driest month, to 71% in April, the wettest. Winds in Kakamega are highest in February, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kakamega come in February, when the sky is typically 55% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Kakamega climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
16°C
24°C
60%
63%
2.5 m/s
75
45
35
February
27°C
17°C
25°C
60%
55%
2.9 m/s
68
52
29
March
27°C
17°C
25°C
62%
63%
2.7 m/s
65
54
25
April
25°C
18°C
25°C
71%
75%
2.1 m/s
69
48
28
May
25°C
17°C
25°C
64%
69%
2.1 m/s
67
53
27
June
25°C
16°C
25°C
57%
65%
2.0 m/s
74
49
32
July
24°C
16°C
24°C
55%
71%
2.0 m/s
80
42
38
August
25°C
16°C
24°C
57%
67%
2.2 m/s
80
43
37
September
25°C
16°C
25°C
59%
67%
2.3 m/s
74
48
30
October
26°C
17°C
25°C
58%
68%
2.4 m/s
69
50
28
November
25°C
17°C
24°C
61%
72%
2.5 m/s
73
44
34
December
26°C
17°C
24°C
57%
59%
2.6 m/s
74
49
32
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kakamega weather by season
Year round, Kakamega has days of about 24°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 27°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kakamega weather in winterDecember to February
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 59%
Winter in Kakamega has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Kakamega weather in springMarch to May
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 66%
Spring in Kakamega has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Kakamega weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 56%
Summer in Kakamega has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Kakamega weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 59%
Autumn in Kakamega has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kakamega?
Kakamega has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 55% in July, the driest month, to 71% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Kakamega windiest?
Winds in Kakamega are highest in February, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in June, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kakamega year round?
The average temperature in Kakamega over the whole year is 20°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.