Climate averages 1991–2020
Garissa weather
in April.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Garissa: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (228 km away). In April its highs average 24.2°C, 10.2°C cooler than Garissa, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Garissa ranks 1st of 37 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 37 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 37 cities is 26.3°C; Garissa is 8.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Garissa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 17 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| February | 35.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.6°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 20 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 34.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 36 | 7.9 | 12.112 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| June | 32.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| August | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 2.4 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 32.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 4.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 33.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 16 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 32.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 67 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| December | 32.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 42 | 7.6 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Meru in AprilKenya · 228 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 84 mm rain
- Isiolo in AprilKenya · 246 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Wajir in AprilKenya · 249 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 69 mm rain
- Kaambooni in AprilSomalia · 253 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Mwala in AprilKenya · 263 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 109 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in AprilKenya · 275 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 201 mm rain
- Nanyuki in AprilKenya · 291 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 218 mm rain
- Thika in AprilKenya · 294 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.9°C · 179 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Garissa) is explained once on the Garissa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.