Climate averages 1991–2020
Isiolo weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Isiolo: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (35 km away). In February its highs average 25.5°C, 3.9°C cooler than Isiolo, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Isiolo ranks 13th of 37 for the warmest February highs and joint 16th of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Isiolo is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 43 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
Isiolo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 41 | 8.2 | 12.112 h |
| February, selected | 29.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 23 | 4.9 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 43 | 8.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 76 | 11.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 28.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 47 | 7.5 | 12.112 h |
| June | 28.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 28 | 5.6 | 12.112 h |
| July | 27.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 38 | 7.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 27.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 40 | 9.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 29.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 27 | 5.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 52 | 10.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 99 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| December | 26.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 55 | 13.3 | 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 · 35 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Nanyuki in FebruaryKenya · 69 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Nyeri in FebruaryKenya · 111 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in FebruaryKenya · 125 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Thika in FebruaryKenya · 165 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Naivasha in FebruaryKenya · 175 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 62 mm rain
- Ruiru in FebruaryKenya · 181 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Nakuru in FebruaryKenya · 183 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 17 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 Isiolo) is explained once on the Isiolo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.