Climate averages 1991–2020
Ongata Rongai weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 4th 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 Ongata Rongai: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 15.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 09 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ngong (11 km away). In February its highs average 26.1°C, about as warm as Ongata Rongai, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Ongata Rongai ranks joint 26th 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; Ongata Rongai is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 49 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
Ongata Rongai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 31 | 5.6 | 12.212 h |
| February, selected | 26.3°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 23 | 4.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 49 | 9.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 100 | 16.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 82 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| June | 21.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 34 | 6.4 | 12.012 h |
| July | 21.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| August | 21.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 23.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 31 | 6.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 75 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| December | 23.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 45 | 9.3 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ngong in FebruaryKenya · 11 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Nairobi in FebruaryKenya · 14 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Mlolongo in FebruaryKenya · 20 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Kikuyu in FebruaryKenya · 20 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Kitengela in FebruaryKenya · 24 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 15.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in FebruaryKenya · 24 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Limuru in FebruaryKenya · 34 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Ruiru in FebruaryKenya · 35 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 21 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 Ongata Rongai) is explained once on the Ongata Rongai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.