Maralal in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Maralal sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 217 mm of rain over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Maralal's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Maralal's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
217 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
6.7
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Maralal in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical spring day in Maralal reaches about 25°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

10°15°20°25°30°MarAprMay

Maralal weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°306.311.97.7
Feb26° / 14°234.3127.7
Mar26° / 15°529.2127.0
Apr25° / 15°9014.6126.1
May25° / 15°759.9127.0
Jun24° / 14°8610.612.16.8
Jul23° / 14°12514.212.16.0
Aug23° / 14°10813.1126.3
Sep24° / 14°465127.9
Oct24° / 14°479.4127.1
Nov23° / 14°8317.7125.6
Dec24° / 13°4810.511.97.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Maralal gets around 217 mm of rain over 34 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%MarAprMay

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.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

051015MarAprMay

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

0246MarAprMay
Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Maralal?

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.

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maralal in Spring

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

In spring, Maralal sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 34 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Maralal in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maralal peaks around March 16 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maralal 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 Maralal is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1322 µg/m³Oct 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maralal?

Maralal sits at 1.1°N, 36.7°E, 1,941 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mairo Inya, 123 km away.

Mairo InyaNyahururuKabarnetNanyukiIsioloItenUpper GilgilOl Kalou

Topography around Maralal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maralal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 1,984 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Maralal is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), shrubs (35%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,168 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: Mairo Inya 123 km · Nyahururu 123 km · Kabarnet 126 km · Nanyuki 128 km · Isiolo 128 km · Iten 141 km · Upper Gilgil 153 km · Ol Kalou 156 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 Maralal (1.0967°, 36.6981°, elevation 1,941 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.