Climate averages 1991–2020
Garissa weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Garissa: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (228 km away). In March its highs average 25.5°C, 10.1°C cooler than Garissa, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Garissa ranks 3rd of 37 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 37 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 37 cities is 28.1°C; Garissa is 7.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Meru in MarchKenya · 228 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 42 mm rain
- Isiolo in MarchKenya · 246 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 43 mm rain
- Wajir in MarchKenya · 249 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Kaambooni in MarchSomalia · 253 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 26.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Mwala in MarchKenya · 263 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in MarchKenya · 275 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Nanyuki in MarchKenya · 291 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Thika in MarchKenya · 294 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 75 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.