September Weather at Nakuru Airport KenyaDaily high temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 81°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 77°F on September 26. Daily low temperatures are around 53°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 56°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 52°F on September 12. For reference, on February 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Nakuru Airport typically range from 54°F to 82°F, while on September 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 52°F to 76°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on September. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Volcano, Hawaii, United States (10,917 miles away); Cascas, Peru (7,934 miles); and Tireo Arriba, Dominican Republic (7,333 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Nakuru Airport (view comparison). CloudsThe month of September at Nakuru Airport experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 56% to 64%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 56% on September 1. The clearest day of the month is September 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 44% of the time. For reference, on April 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 83%, while on September 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 44%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Nakuru Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of September is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 36% and ending it at 29%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 59% on April 28, and its lowest chance is 13% on January 22. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during September at Nakuru Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 1.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.4 inches or falling below 0.6 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.7 inches on September 21. SunOver the course of September at Nakuru Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is September 1, with 12 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 30, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month at Nakuru Airport is 6:32 AM on September 1 and the earliest sunrise is 10 minutes earlier at 6:21 AM on September 30. The latest sunset is 6:38 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 10 minutes earlier at 6:28 PM on September 30. Daylight saving time is not observed at Nakuru Airport during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets 12 hours, 9 minutes later, at 6:37 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:33 AM and sets 12 hours, 6 minutes later, at 6:40 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for September 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy at Nakuru Airport is essentially constant during September, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on April 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 25, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed at Nakuru Airport is gradually increasing during September, increasing from 5.8 miles per hour to 6.7 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour, while on July 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour. The wind direction at Nakuru Airport during September is predominantly out of the south from September 1 to September 9 and the east from September 9 to September 30. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures at Nakuru Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days at Nakuru Airport are increasing during September, increasing by 385°F, from 767°F to 1,152°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Nakuru Airport is essentially constant during September, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.5 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nakuru Airport are -0.300 deg latitude, 36.161 deg longitude, and 6,263 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Nakuru Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 308 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,263 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,514 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,882 feet). The area within 2 miles of Nakuru Airport is covered by cropland (48%), grassland (35%), and trees (16%), within 10 miles by cropland (33%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (32%) and cropland (32%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Nakuru Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointNakuru Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required. In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations. The stations on which we may fall back are Kericho Airport, Nyeri Airport, Narok, Nairobi / Dagoretti, Nairobi / Wilson, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Embu Airport, and Meru. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. 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