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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sagana Kenya

In Sagana, the wet season is mostly cloudy, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 60°F to 84°F and is rarely below 57°F or above 88°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Sagana for warm-weather activities is from mid June to early October.

Climate in Sagana

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Sagana weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.0 months, from January 27 to March 29, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Sagana is March, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from June 9 to August 25, with an average daily high temperature below 76°F. The coldest month of the year in Sagana is July, with an average low of 60°F and high of 74°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Sagana

Average High and Low Temperature in SaganawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2373°FJul 2373°FMar 384°FMar 384°F60°F60°F62°F62°FJan 2782°FJan 2782°FJun 976°FJun 976°FAug 2576°FAug 2576°F61°F61°F64°F64°F62°F62°F61°F61°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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 81°F84°F84°F80°F78°F75°F74°F75°F79°F81°F78°F79°F
Temp. 71°F72°F73°F72°F70°F68°F66°F67°F70°F71°F70°F70°F
Low 61°F61°F64°F65°F64°F62°F60°F60°F61°F63°F63°F62°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Sagana

Average Hourly Temperature in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
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.

Medellín, Colombia (7,795 miles away) and Vitória da Conquista, Brazil (5,414 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sagana (view comparison).

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In Sagana, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sagana begins around June 28 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around October 12.

The clearest month of the year in Sagana is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around June 28.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sagana is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Sagana

Cloud Cover Categories in SaganaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 156%Sep 156%Apr 124%Apr 124%Jun 2840%Jun 2840%Oct 1241%Oct 1241%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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 66%68%72%74%65%62%55%48%47%61%63%62%
Clearer 34%32%28%26%35%38%45%52%53%39%37%38%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sagana varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from October 17 to May 18, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sagana is April, with an average of 17.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from May 18 to October 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Sagana is July, with an average of 3.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Sagana is April, with an average of 17.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 63% on April 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sagana

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SaganawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Apr 2063%Apr 2063%Jun 309%Jun 309%Oct 1736%Oct 1736%May 1836%May 1836%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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 5.0d4.0d9.9d17.5d12.2d3.6d3.6d4.7d4.1d10.9d16.1d9.2d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sagana experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sagana. The month with the most rain in Sagana is April, with an average rainfall of 5.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Sagana is July, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sagana

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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.2″0.9″2.5″5.1″3.1″0.7″0.5″0.7″0.6″2.6″4.4″2.3″

The length of the day in Sagana does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 9 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sagana

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minDec 2112 hr, 10 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 5 minJun 2012 hr, 5 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.2h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:10 AM on November 4, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:41 AM on February 13. The earliest sunset is at 6:18 PM on November 1, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:49 PM on February 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Sagana during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Sagana

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 46:10 AMNov 46:10 AM6:49 PMFeb 106:49 PMFeb 10Nov 16:18 PMNov 16:18 PM6:41 AMFeb 136:41 AMFeb 13daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Sagana

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070708066NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Sagana

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 perceived humidity level in Sagana, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sagana

Humidity Comfort Levels in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 130%Aug 130%Apr 172%Apr 172%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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.2d0.1d0.2d0.4d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.2d

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 in Sagana experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from August 25 to May 10, with average wind speeds of more than 7.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sagana is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 10 to August 25. The calmest month of the year in Sagana is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Sagana

Average Wind Speed in SaganawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphOct 208.0 mphOct 208.0 mphJun 166.1 mphJun 166.1 mphAug 257.0 mphAug 257.0 mphMay 107.0 mphMay 107.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.47.57.77.46.96.26.46.97.57.97.87.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sagana varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.3 months, from May 7 to September 17, with a peak percentage of 77% on July 16. The wind is most often from the east for 7.7 months, from September 17 to May 7, with a peak percentage of 80% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Sagana

Wind Direction in SaganaESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sagana throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sagana for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to early October, with a peak score in the second week of September.

Tourism Score in Sagana

Tourism Score in Saganabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.55.15.16.46.45.75.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Sagana for hot-weather activities are from mid January to mid March and from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Sagana

Beach/Pool Score in Saganabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.95.93.63.65.75.75.05.04.44.44.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 in Sagana 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 Sagana

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

Growing Degree Days in Sagana

Growing Degree Days in SaganaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJul 690°FJul 690°FAug 25900°FAug 25900°FOct 101,800°FOct 101,800°FJun 307,297°FJun 307,297°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from January 25 to March 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sagana is February, with an average of 7.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from June 2 to August 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sagana is July, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sagana

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SaganabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMar 37.5 kWhMar 37.5 kWhJul 105.8 kWhJul 105.8 kWhJan 257.2 kWhJan 257.2 kWhJun 26.1 kWhJun 26.1 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 7.07.47.36.76.45.95.86.27.07.06.66.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sagana are -0.667 deg latitude, 37.200 deg longitude, and 3,980 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sagana contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 817 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,992 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,165 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (15,079 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sagana is covered by cropland (54%), trees (26%), and grassland (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (61%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by cropland (40%) and trees (37%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sagana, 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

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Sagana.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Sagana according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Sagana is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Sagana and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Sagana and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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