Climate and average weather in Lodwar
In Lodwar, the weather is sweltering, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Lodwar typically varies from 24°C to 37°C, and is rarely below 21°C or above 39°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Lodwar for warm-weather activities are from mid May to mid September and early November to mid December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 37°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 25°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 74 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 7 mm
- Rain / yr
- 370 mm
- 51 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.8–12.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 500 m
- 3.1°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 26% cloud
Lodwar is city.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Lodwar 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 mid May to mid September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Lodwar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Lodwar stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 37°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 25°C and high of 33°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 24 |
| Feb | 37 | 25 |
| Mar | 36 | 26 |
| Apr | 35 | 25 |
| May | 34 | 25 |
| Jun | 34 | 25 |
| Jul | 33 | 25 |
| Aug | 34 | 25 |
| Sep | 35 | 25 |
| Oct | 35 | 26 |
| Nov | 34 | 24 |
| Dec | 35 | 24 |
How hot and cold Lodwar really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Lodwar feels like about 37°C (around February 21). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, peaking in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Air high (°C) | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 37 | 37 | 25 | 25 |
| Mar | 37 | 36 | 26 | 26 |
| Apr | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 36 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Jun | 34 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Jul | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
| Aug | 33 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Sep | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 |
| Oct | 35 | 35 | 25 | 26 |
| Nov | 35 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Lodwar
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 37°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 25°C.
Lodwar weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36° / 24° | 12 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 37° / 25° | 7 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 36° / 26° | 36 | 4.5 | 12 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 35° / 25° | 74 | 9 | 12.1 | 2.8 |
| May | 34° / 25° | 49 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 34° / 25° | 23 | 4 | 12.2 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 33° / 25° | 22 | 4.4 | 12.2 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 34° / 25° | 19 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Sep | 35° / 25° | 10 | 1.9 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 35° / 26° | 32 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 34° / 24° | 60 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 35° / 24° | 26 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Lodwar gets about 370 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.1 months, from around Mar 18 to May 21, peaking in April at about 37% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 23.
April is the wettest month by volume, with 74 mm over about 9 wet days; February is the driest, with 7 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 6 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| Rain days | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2 |
| Feb | 5 | 1 |
| Mar | 14 | 5 |
| Apr | 30 | 9 |
| May | 22 | 7 |
| Jun | 13 | 4 |
| Jul | 14 | 4 |
| Aug | 12 | 4 |
| Sep | 6 | 2 |
| Oct | 15 | 5 |
| Nov | 19 | 6 |
| Dec | 11 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Lodwar collects about 370 mm of rain across 51 wet days — roughly 31 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 74 mm, while February is the driest at just 7 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 50% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 12 | 7 | 36 | 74 | 49 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 60 | 26 |
| Rain days | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 2 |
| Feb | 7 | 1 |
| Mar | 36 | 5 |
| Apr | 74 | 9 |
| May | 49 | 7 |
| Jun | 23 | 4 |
| Jul | 22 | 4 |
| Aug | 19 | 4 |
| Sep | 10 | 2 |
| Oct | 32 | 5 |
| Nov | 60 | 6 |
| Dec | 26 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Lodwar, 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 August 4 and lasts for 2.6 months, ending around October 22. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around February 6 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around May 17. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 75 | 69 | 65 | 57 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 74 | 68 | 78 |
| Cloudier (%) | 25 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 22 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75 | 25 |
| Feb | 69 | 31 |
| Mar | 65 | 35 |
| Apr | 57 | 43 |
| May | 69 | 31 |
| Jun | 68 | 32 |
| Jul | 69 | 31 |
| Aug | 78 | 22 |
| Sep | 86 | 14 |
| Oct | 74 | 26 |
| Nov | 68 | 32 |
| Dec | 78 | 22 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
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, Lodwar barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 12 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:52 | 6:55 | 6:48 | 6:36 | 6:30 | 6:32 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:31 | 6:25 | 6:27 | 6:39 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:42 | 6:49 | 6:47 | 6:40 | 6:38 | 6:43 | 6:48 | 6:45 | 6:32 | 6:21 | 6:19 | 6:28 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:42 |
| Feb | 11.9 | 6:55 | 6:49 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:48 | 6:47 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 6:36 | 6:40 |
| May | 12.1 | 6:30 | 6:38 |
| Jun | 12.2 | 6:32 | 6:43 |
| Jul | 12.2 | 6:38 | 6:48 |
| Aug | 12.1 | 6:39 | 6:45 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:32 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 6:25 | 6:21 |
| Nov | 11.9 | 6:27 | 6:19 |
| Dec | 11.8 | 6:39 | 6:28 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Lodwar averages about 17 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.4 months, from around Aug 9 to Oct 20. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 22 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is April, down near 11 sunny days — about 49% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 19 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 19 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Bright |
| Feb | 15 | Bright |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 16 | Bright |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 16 | Bright |
| Aug | 19 | Bright |
| Sep | 22 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 15 | Bright |
| Dec | 19 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
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 Lodwar, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.4 months, from around March 19 to June 29. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 88% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around December 17 to March 18, and February is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 77% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 40 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Comfortable (%) | 31 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 26 |
| Humid (%) | 17 | 16 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 31 |
| Muggy (%) | 9 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
| Oppressive (%) | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| Feb | 43 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar | 16 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| Apr | 1 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
| May | 0 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 26 |
| Jun | 2 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 8 |
| Jul | 2 | 47 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
| Aug | 5 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 3 |
| Sep | 12 | 61 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| Oct | 5 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 8 |
| Nov | 3 | 17 | 45 | 20 | 14 |
| Dec | 19 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 9 |
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.
Across the year, average wind speed in Lodwar is typically calm, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 3.3 months, from around Sep 1 to Dec 8. The windiest month is October, averaging about 14 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Apr 19 to Aug 31, with June the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | calm |
| Feb | 12 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 12 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 10 | calm |
| Jul | 10 | calm |
| Aug | 11 | calm |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 14 | light breeze |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 12 | calm |
Best time to visit Lodwar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lodwar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early September, Lodwar 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 Lodwar for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid May to mid September and again from mid November to mid December, with a peak score in the third week of July.
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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 | poor |
| Feb | 2.0 | poor |
| Mar | 2.2 | poor |
| Apr | 2.8 | poor |
| May | 3.4 | poor |
| Jun | 3.8 | fair |
| Jul | 4.1 | fair |
| Aug | 3.9 | fair |
| Sep | 3.3 | poor |
| Oct | 3.0 | poor |
| Nov | 3.4 | poor |
| Dec | 3.3 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lodwar for hot-weather activities is from late April to late January, with a peak score in the last week of August.
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 Lodwar, by month
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.
Lodwar packs about the same all year — highs hold near 37°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.
In February, Lodwar sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Lodwar by month
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 Lodwar peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (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) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Lodwar
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7.5 | 5.5 |
Growing season
Lodwar is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
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. Lodwar banks about 7,178 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 609 | 580 | 648 | 598 | 608 | 577 | 580 | 590 | 599 | 624 | 575 | 590 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 609 |
| Feb | 580 |
| Mar | 648 |
| Apr | 598 |
| May | 608 |
| Jun | 577 |
| Jul | 580 |
| Aug | 590 |
| Sep | 599 |
| Oct | 624 |
| Nov | 575 |
| Dec | 590 |
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.
Lodwar receives about 6.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — intense — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 6.0 and 7.2 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.0 | Intense |
| Mar | 7.0 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 6.5 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.1 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.5 | Intense |
| Sep | 7.2 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.8 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.3 | Intense |
Where is Lodwar?
Lodwar sits at 3.1°N, 35.6°E, 500 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kakuma, 105 km away.
Topography around Lodwar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lodwar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Lodwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.
The land around Lodwar is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%) and grassland (35%) within 80 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 Lodwar (3.1199°, 35.5964°, elevation 500 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).