Pamilla Mbotella
2 min readNov 18, 2023

Timestamp and weather condition distribution.

There is an average of 2525 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 6:54 of sunlight per day. It is sunny 57.6% of daylight hours. The remaining 42.4% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
Kenya’s average annual precipitation is typically 680 mm, ranging from less than 250 mm in the northern ASALs areas to about 2,000 mm in the western region. The high rainfall zone, which receives more than 1,000 mm of annual rainfall is the productive agricultural land.
The hottest summer From July to September, based on all 17 weather stations in Kenya below 2,130 meters altitude, was recorded in 1972 with an average temperature of 25.9 °C.February. February in Kenya remains hot and dry with long, hot, sunny days and little or no rain. February is usually the hottest month of the year.
Northern Kenya is an arid region blessed with abundant year-round sunshine. Rainfall is limited, and this area may go for many months without any rain at all. When the rains do come, they often take the form of spectacular thunderstorms.
Kenya is too close to the equator to experience a real winter and summer. It’s very cloudy, especially in the highlands, including in Aberdare National ParkIndian Ocean Dipole (IOD), and rainfall patterns in Kenya. Prolonged hours of overcast skies (cloudy conditions) are expected to cause cold.
If it is overcast, or if the sky or the day is overcast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light.
Generally in Kenya, there is abundant sunshine year round. Temperatures range from a minimum of 14°C to 18°C to a maximum of 30°C to 36°C throughout the year. Heaviest rainfall in April and lowest in January. Average annual rainfall ranges from 1,740 mm to 1,940 mm.