Climate averages 1991–2020
Meru weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Meru: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Isiolo (35 km away). In February its highs average 29.4°C, 3.9°C warmer than Meru, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Meru ranks 29th of 37 for the warmest February highs and joint 13th of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Meru is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs stay level at 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 42 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
Meru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 39 | 7.5 | 12.112 h |
| February, selected | 25.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 42 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 84 | 13.8 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 37 | 7.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 10 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 43 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 112 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 55 | 13.2 | 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
- Isiolo in FebruaryKenya · 35 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Nanyuki in FebruaryKenya · 65 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Nyeri in FebruaryKenya · 94 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in FebruaryKenya · 98 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Thika in FebruaryKenya · 137 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Ruiru in FebruaryKenya · 154 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Mwala in FebruaryKenya · 157 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Naivasha in FebruaryKenya · 160 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 62 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 Meru) is explained once on the Meru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.