Climate averages 1991–2020
Wajir weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Wajir: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Garissa (249 km away). In February its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as Wajir, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Wajir ranks 3rd of 37 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Wajir is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 35.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.1 mm to 29 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
Wajir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 9.1 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| February, selected | 35.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 29 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 32.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 35 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 87 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| December | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
- Garissa in FebruaryKenya · 249 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Mandera in FebruaryKenya · 315 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Isiolo in FebruaryKenya · 316 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Meru in FebruaryKenya · 327 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Kismayo in FebruarySomalia · 362 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Nanyuki in FebruaryKenya · 384 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Negēlē in FebruaryEthiopia · 400 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Kaambooni in FebruarySomalia · 413 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.1°C · 2.4 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 Wajir) is explained once on the Wajir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.