Climate averages 1991–2020
Naivasha weather
in September.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Naivasha: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limuru (50 km away). In September its highs average 20.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Naivasha, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Naivasha ranks 34th of 37 for the warmest September highs and 29th of 37 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 37 cities is 25.7°C; Naivasha is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 86 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Naivasha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 62 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 121 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 181 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 70 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 19.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 36 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 19.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 50 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| September, selected | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 53 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 161 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 119 | 12.9 | 12.212 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
September in nearby cities
- Limuru in SeptemberKenya · 50 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Nakuru in SeptemberKenya · 60 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in SeptemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Kikuyu in SeptemberKenya · 65 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Nyeri in SeptemberKenya · 66 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Ngong in SeptemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Ruiru in SeptemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Nairobi in SeptemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.2°C · 16 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 Naivasha) is explained once on the Naivasha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.