Lang'ata in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Lang'ata sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Lang'ata's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lang'ata's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 13°C
Rainfall: 75 mm; 15 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 6.9; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Lang'ata in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical winter day in Lang'ata reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

Lang'ata weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	35	6.3	12.1	7.4
Feb	27° / 15°	29	4.7	12	7.3
Mar	27° / 16°	57	10.3	12	6.6
Apr	25° / 16°	114	19.4	12	5.2
May	24° / 15°	92	16.1	11.9	5.9
Jun	22° / 14°	42	7.9	11.9	6.6
Jul	22° / 13°	13	3.2	11.9	7.1
Aug	23° / 13°	21	3.9	12	7.1
Sep	24° / 13°	16	3.3	12	7.8
Oct	25° / 15°	40	9.3	12	6.8
Nov	24° / 15°	83	17.6	12.1	5.7
Dec	25° / 14°	47	10.2	12.1	7.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Lang'ata gets around 75 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Lang'ata

In seasonPeak

None of Lang'ata's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Lang'ata's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Lang'ata?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Lang'ata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lang'ata in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Lang'ata sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Lang'ata in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lang'ata peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	16	15	11	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Lang'ata in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lang'ata is worst in June — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	43	41	44	47	53	48	39	34	33	45	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Lang'ata?

Lang'ata sits at 1.4°S, 36.7°E, 1,819 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ongata Rongai, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Lang'ata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lang'ata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,807 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,073 m.

The land around Lang'ata is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

154 m

trees 47%

16 km

902 m

grassland 38%

80 km

3,073 m

grassland 39%

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Winter weather nearby: Ongata Rongai 5.0 km · Ngong 7.0 km · Kiserian 9.0 km · Nairobi 13 km · Kikuyu 15 km · Pumwani 16 km · Imara Daima Estate 17 km · Karuri 21 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

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 Lang'ata (-1.3666°, 36.7332°, elevation 1,819 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.