Climate averages 1991–2020
Garissa weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Garissa: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (228 km away). In February its highs average 25.5°C, 10.0°C cooler than Garissa, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Garissa ranks 4th of 37 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Garissa is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.8 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Meru in FebruaryKenya · 228 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Isiolo in FebruaryKenya · 246 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Wajir in FebruaryKenya · 249 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Kaambooni in FebruarySomalia · 253 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Mwala in FebruaryKenya · 263 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in FebruaryKenya · 275 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Nanyuki in FebruaryKenya · 291 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Thika in FebruaryKenya · 294 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 31 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.