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Spring Weather at Kakamega Airport Kenya

Daily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 84°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 75°F or exceeding 89°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 84°F on March 2.

Daily low temperatures are around 59°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 62°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 60°F on April 23.

For reference, on March 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Kakamega Airport typically range from 59°F to 84°F, while on September 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 57°F to 78°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FWinterSummerMar 184°FMar 184°F59°F59°FMay 3178°FMay 3178°F59°F59°FApr 181°FApr 181°F60°F60°FMay 178°FMay 178°F60°F60°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. 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.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Las Sabanas, Nicaragua (8,328 miles away) and Wao, Philippines (6,214 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kakamega Airport (view comparison).

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The spring at Kakamega Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 77% throughout the season. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 84% on April 19.

The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 30% of the time.

For reference, on April 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 84%, while on September 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerSep 147%Sep 147%Mar 130%Mar 130%May 3129%May 3129%Apr 119%Apr 119%May 118%May 118%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Kakamega Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 23% and ending it at 57%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 75% on May 2, and its lowest chance is 16% on January 21.

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%WinterSummerMay 275%May 275%Mar 123%Mar 123%May 3157%May 3157%Apr 155%Apr 155%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring at Kakamega Airport is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 2.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.0 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the season at 5.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.5 inches or falls below 2.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 10.2 inches on April 26.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inWinterSummerApr 2510.2 inApr 2510.2 inMar 12.7 inMar 12.7 inMay 315.7 inMay 315.7 inApr 17.4 inApr 17.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the spring at Kakamega Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the spring is March 2, with 12 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minnightnightdaydayMay 3112 hr, 8 minMay 3112 hr, 8 minMay 112 hr, 7 minMay 112 hr, 7 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the spring at Kakamega Airport is 6:49 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 17 minutes earlier at 6:33 AM on May 15.

The latest sunset is 6:56 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 15 minutes earlier at 6:41 PM on May 12.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Kakamega Airport during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:38 AM and sets 12 hours, 8 minutes later, at 6:46 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 7 minutes later, at 6:42 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMWinterSummer6:33 AM6:33 AMMay 156:41 PMMay 156:41 PM6:49 AM6:49 AMMar 16:56 PMMar 16:56 PM6:34 AM6:34 AMMay 316:42 PMMay 316:42 PM6:41 AM6:41 AMApr 16:47 PMApr 16:47 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the spring. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer001020203030405050606070800010102030304040506060707080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the spring of 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 102:00 AMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 243:31 PMFeb 243:31 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 2510:01 AMMar 2510:01 AMApr 89:22 PMApr 89:22 PMApr 242:50 AMApr 242:50 AMMay 86:23 AMMay 86:23 AMMay 234:54 PMMay 234:54 PMJun 63:38 PMJun 63:38 PMJun 224:09 AMJun 224:09 AM7:13 AM7:13 AM7:40 PM7:40 PM7:04 PM7:04 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM7:09 PM7:09 PM6:23 PM6:23 PM6:43 AM6:43 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM6:22 PM6:22 PM6:43 AM6:43 AM6:34 AM6:34 AM7:03 PM7:03 PM6:38 PM6:38 PM7:04 AM7:04 AM6:45 PM6:45 PM6:20 PM6:20 PM6:48 AM6:48 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 Kakamega Airport is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 2% of 4% throughout.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the spring is 6% on May 1.

For reference, on May 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 6% of the time, while on August 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%WinterSummerMay 16%May 16%Mar 12%Mar 12%May 313%May 313%Apr 14%Apr 14%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 Kakamega Airport is rapidly decreasing during the spring, decreasing from 7.1 miles per hour to 3.2 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on December 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on May 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the spring is 3.2 miles per hour on May 30.

Average Wind Speed in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Average Wind Speed in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphWinterSummerMay 303.2 mphMay 303.2 mphMar 17.1 mphMar 17.1 mphApr 15.3 mphApr 15.3 mphMay 13.7 mphMay 13.7 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Kakamega Airport throughout the spring is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 71% on March 5.

Wind Direction in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Wind Direction in the Spring at Kakamega AirportEWMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%WinterSummerNowNowwesteastsouthnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions 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 Kakamega 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummer100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Kakamega Airport are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 1,677°F, from 1,185°F to 2,862°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Growing Degree Days in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°F1,600°F1,600°F1,800°F1,800°F2,000°F2,000°F2,200°F2,200°F2,400°F2,400°F2,600°F2,600°F2,800°F2,800°FWinterSummerMar 11,185°FMar 11,185°FMay 312,862°FMay 312,862°FApr 11,799°FApr 11,799°FMay 12,345°FMay 12,345°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the spring, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 Kakamega Airport is rapidly decreasing during the spring, falling by 1.9 kWh, from 7.4 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 7.4 kWh on March 4.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring at Kakamega Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring at Kakamega AirportMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhWinterSummerMar 47.4 kWhMar 47.4 kWhMay 315.6 kWhMay 315.6 kWhApr 16.6 kWhApr 16.6 kWhMay 15.6 kWhMay 15.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kakamega Airport are 0.271 deg latitude, 34.787 deg longitude, and 5,039 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kakamega Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 351 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,012 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,296 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,129 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kakamega Airport is covered by trees (57%) and cropland (36%), within 10 miles by trees (52%) and cropland (42%), and within 50 miles by cropland (49%) and trees (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kakamega 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 Point

Kakamega 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 Kisumu Airport, Kitale Airport, Kericho Airport, and Kisii Airport.

Other Data

All 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.

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