Makindu in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Makindu sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 158 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 158 mm; 29 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 5.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Makindu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Makindu reaches about 29°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

Makindu weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) 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	28° / 19°	51	9.5	12.1	6.1
Feb	30° / 19°	34	6.4	12.1	5.6
Mar	30° / 20°	69	13.6	12	4.7
Apr	29° / 20°	92	18.5	12	4.5
May	28° / 19°	41	8.4	11.9	6.4
Jun	27° / 18°	4	1	11.9	7.4
Jul	27° / 17°	2	0.6	11.9	7.5
Aug	27° / 17°	3	0.7	11.9	7.5
Sep	29° / 17°	3	0.9	12	6.8
Oct	29° / 18°	33	7	12.1	5.6
Nov	28° / 19°	122	21.1	12.1	4.6
Dec	27° / 19°	99	19.7	12.1	5.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Makindu gets around 158 mm of rain over 29 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Makindu

In seasonPeak

In spring, Makindu overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Makindu's rainy season runs November–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Makindu?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Makindu for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Makindu in Spring

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

In spring, Makindu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makindu in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makindu peaks around March 18 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.

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

Air quality in Makindu in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Makindu is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	15	14	15	15	17	16	13	10	9	12	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Makindu?

Makindu sits at 2.3°S, 37.8°E, 993 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Emali, 44 km away.

Topography around Makindu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makindu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 986 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,745 m.

The land around Makindu is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

cropland 35%

16 km

679 m

shrubs 46%

80 km

1,745 m

shrubs 50%

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Spring weather nearby: Emali 44 km · Makueni Boma 57 km · Wote 59 km · Kinoi 85 km · Tarakea 85 km · Kitui 104 km · Machakos 104 km · Mwala 111 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 Makindu (-2.2781°, 37.8187°, elevation 993 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.