Climate and average weather in Awendo

In Awendo, the weather is warm, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.

Best: late May to late September

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Awendo typically varies from 16°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while June is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Awendo for warm-weather activities are from late January to mid February and late May to late September.

Hottest
Feb
28°
Coldest
Jun
16°
Wettest
Apr
232 mm
Driest
Jul
31 mm
Rain / yr
1460 mm
193 wet days
Daylight
11.9–12.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,437 m
0.9°S
Clearest
Feb
61% cloud

Awendo weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to late September.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Awendo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Awendo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 28°C and low of 17°C; the coolest is June, with an average low of 16°C and high of 26°C.

Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2716
Feb2817
Mar2817
Apr2717
May2617
Jun2616
Jul2616
Aug2716
Sep2817
Oct2817
Nov2617
Dec2616

Average hourly temperature in Awendo

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in June, near 16°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Awendo weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°11617125.5
Feb28° / 17°8513.1125.7
Mar28° / 17°15519125.0
Apr27° / 17°23222.7124.3
May26° / 17°15118.4125.3
Jun26° / 16°5511.711.96.3
Jul26° / 16°317.9126.8
Aug27° / 16°5210.3126.3
Sep28° / 17°6711.9125.9
Oct28° / 17°13016.3125.2
Nov26° / 17°21823.1124.4
Dec26° / 16°16921.612.14.9

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Awendo gets about 1460 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 3.2 months, from around Oct 17 to Jan 21, peaking in November at about 77% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 13.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 232 mm over about 23 wet days; July is the driest, with 31 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetNov 15 · 77%Jul 13 · 23%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan5417
Feb4813
Mar6119
Apr7623
May5918
Jun3812
Jul268
Aug3410
Sep4012
Oct5316
Nov7623
Dec6922

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Awendo collects about 1460 mm of rain across 193 wet days — roughly 122 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 232 mm, while July is the driest at just 31 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.

050100150200250JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1168515523215155315267130218169
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan11617
Feb8513
Mar15519
Apr23223
May15118
Jun5512
Jul318
Aug5210
Sep6712
Oct13016
Nov21823
Dec16922

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Awendo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 17 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around September 28. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 29 and lasts for 2.5 months, ending around December 14. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecMay 31 · 52%Nov 10 · 15%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan4654
Feb4555
Mar3862
Apr1882
May3565
Jun4357
Jul4456
Aug4555
Sep4456
Oct2476
Nov1882
Dec3664

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Awendo barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.06:506:53
Feb12.06:566:57
Mar12.06:516:52
Apr12.06:436:42
May12.06:396:37
Jun11.96:446:41
Jul12.06:496:46
Aug12.06:476:45
Sep12.06:366:36
Oct12.06:266:28
Nov12.06:266:28
Dec12.16:366:40

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Awendo averages about 4 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 8 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 1 month, from around May 15 to Jun 14. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 5 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is November, down near 2 sunny days — about 68% fewer than the May peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedMay 308 daysNov 131 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan7Gloomy
Feb7Gloomy
Mar6Gloomy
Apr2Gloomy
May5Gloomy
Jun5Gloomy
Jul4Gloomy
Aug4Gloomy
Sep4Gloomy
Oct3Gloomy
Nov2Gloomy
Dec5Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Awendo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 7.2 months, from around October 25 to June 1. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 85% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 2 to October 24, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 88% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 14 · 89%Apr 27 · 13%humidcomfortabledryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan629641
Feb1231552
Mar722692
Apr114823
May128701
Jun1053370
Jul2761120
Aug3154150
Sep3049210
Oct1545400
Nov228700
Dec223750

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Awendo is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeAug 7 · 7 km/hDec 7 · 6 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb7calm
Mar6calm
Apr6calm
May7calm
Jun7calm
Jul7calm
Aug7calm
Sep7calm
Oct7calm
Nov6calm
Dec6calm

Best time to visit Awendo

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Awendo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late September, Awendo is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Awendo for general outdoor tourist activities run from late January to mid February and again from late May to late September, with a peak score in the second week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 12 · 6.9

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.5good
Feb5.6good
Mar5.0fair
Apr4.4fair
May5.3fair
Jun6.3good
Jul6.7good
Aug6.3good
Sep5.9good
Oct5.2fair
Nov4.4fair
Dec4.9fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Awendo for hot-weather activities run from mid January to mid March and again from late May to late October, with a peak score in the second week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 13 · 6.7

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Awendo, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Awendo packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Awendo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Awendo by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Awendo peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Awendo

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb8.56.5
Mar8.56.5
Apr8.56.5
May7.55.5
Jun7.55
Jul7.55.5
Aug86
Sep86
Oct86.5
Nov86
Dec86

Air quality in Awendo by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Awendo is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Awendo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Awendo banks about 4,269 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan358
Feb346
Mar384
Apr354
May358
Jun335
Jul344
Aug359
Sep364
Oct378
Nov341
Dec348

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Awendo receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 5.3 and 6.5 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 286.5 kWhJun 225.3 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.1Intense
Feb6.4Intense
Mar6.3Intense
Apr5.7Bright
May5.6Bright
Jun5.3Bright
Jul5.3Bright
Aug5.7Bright
Sep6.1Intense
Oct5.9Bright
Nov5.6Bright
Dec5.7Bright

Where is Awendo?

Awendo sits at 0.9°S, 34.5°E, 1,437 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Rongo, 18 km away.

Topography around Awendo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Awendo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awendo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Awendo is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (29%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
576 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Rongo 18 km · Migori 18 km · Ogembo 25 km · Thomas Magena home 29 km · Kihancha 33 km · Isebania 36 km · Kisii 36 km · Sirari 39 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Awendo (-0.9071°, 34.529°, elevation 1,437 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).