Climate and average weather in Masalani
In Masalani, the weather is muggy, sweltering, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around November.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Masalani typically varies from 23°C to 36°C, and is rarely below 22°C or above 38°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Masalani for warm-weather activities is from late May to late September.
- Hottest
- Mar
- 36°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 23°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 102 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 6 mm
- Rain / yr
- 468 mm
- 94 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.9–12.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 71 m
- 1.7°S
- Clearest
- Sep
- 44% cloud
Masalani is place in Garissa County, Kenya.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Masalani 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
Daily average highs and lows in Masalani, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Masalani stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 36°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 23°C and high of 31°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 24 |
| Feb | 36 | 24 |
| Mar | 36 | 25 |
| Apr | 34 | 26 |
| May | 32 | 25 |
| Jun | 31 | 24 |
| Jul | 31 | 23 |
| Aug | 31 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 23 |
| Oct | 33 | 24 |
| Nov | 33 | 24 |
| Dec | 34 | 24 |
How hot and cold Masalani 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, Masalani feels like about 41°C (around March 20). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, and 72 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 38 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Air high (°C) | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 40 | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 41 | 36 | 25 | 25 |
| Apr | 39 | 34 | 25 | 26 |
| May | 36 | 32 | 24 | 25 |
| Jun | 33 | 31 | 23 | 24 |
| Jul | 32 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 34 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Oct | 36 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 37 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 38 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Masalani
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 March afternoons, near 36°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 23°C.
Masalani 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 | 35° / 24° | 20 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 36° / 24° | 6 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 36° / 25° | 33 | 7.9 | 12 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 34° / 26° | 68 | 17.7 | 12 | 2.5 |
| May | 32° / 25° | 69 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 31° / 24° | 18 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 31° / 23° | 13 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 5.4 |
| Aug | 31° / 23° | 13 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
| Sep | 32° / 23° | 17 | 3.6 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Oct | 33° / 24° | 54 | 9.3 | 12 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 33° / 24° | 102 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 34° / 24° | 54 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Masalani gets about 468 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.4 months, from around Mar 18 to May 29, peaking in April at about 61% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 3.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 102 mm over about 18 wet days; February is the driest, with 6 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 9 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 57 | 34 |
| Rain days | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 3 |
| Feb | 6 | 1 |
| Mar | 26 | 8 |
| Apr | 57 | 18 |
| May | 41 | 13 |
| Jun | 14 | 4 |
| Jul | 9 | 3 |
| Aug | 11 | 4 |
| Sep | 13 | 4 |
| Oct | 31 | 9 |
| Nov | 57 | 18 |
| Dec | 34 | 11 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Masalani collects about 468 mm of rain across 94 wet days — roughly 39 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 102 mm, while February is the driest at just 6 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 51% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 20 | 6 | 33 | 68 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 102 | 54 |
| Rain days | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 3 |
| Feb | 6 | 1 |
| Mar | 33 | 8 |
| Apr | 68 | 18 |
| May | 69 | 13 |
| Jun | 18 | 4 |
| Jul | 13 | 3 |
| Aug | 13 | 4 |
| Sep | 17 | 4 |
| Oct | 54 | 9 |
| Nov | 102 | 18 |
| Dec | 54 | 11 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Masalani, 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 18 and lasts for 2.3 months, ending around October 27. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 5 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around August 17. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 70 | 70 | 72 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70 | 30 |
| Feb | 70 | 30 |
| Mar | 72 | 28 |
| Apr | 58 | 42 |
| May | 58 | 42 |
| Jun | 51 | 49 |
| Jul | 50 | 50 |
| Aug | 63 | 37 |
| Sep | 78 | 22 |
| Oct | 70 | 30 |
| Nov | 59 | 41 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
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, Masalani barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:26 | 6:32 | 6:29 | 6:21 | 6:18 | 6:22 | 6:28 | 6:25 | 6:14 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:13 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:31 | 6:36 | 6:29 | 6:18 | 6:13 | 6:17 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:13 | 6:05 | 6:07 | 6:18 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 | 6:26 | 6:31 |
| Feb | 12.1 | 6:32 | 6:36 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:29 | 6:29 |
| Apr | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:18 |
| May | 11.9 | 6:18 | 6:13 |
| Jun | 11.9 | 6:22 | 6:17 |
| Jul | 11.9 | 6:28 | 6:22 |
| Aug | 11.9 | 6:25 | 6:22 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:14 | 6:13 |
| Oct | 12.0 | 6:03 | 6:05 |
| Nov | 12.1 | 6:02 | 6:07 |
| Dec | 12.1 | 6:13 | 6:18 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Masalani averages about 12 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 7 and 16 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.3 months, from around Aug 15 to Oct 24. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is November, down near 8 sunny days — about 50% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 9 | Mixed |
| Aug | 12 | Mixed |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 13 | Mixed |
| Nov | 8 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
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.
Masalani is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 99% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 56 | 57 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 65 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 42 | 7 | 18 |
| Oppressive (%) | 40 | 39 | 69 | 81 | 85 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 86 | 74 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 56 | 40 | 3 |
| Feb | 1 | 57 | 39 | 3 |
| Mar | 0 | 22 | 69 | 9 |
| Apr | 0 | 2 | 81 | 17 |
| May | 0 | 11 | 85 | 3 |
| Jun | 1 | 65 | 34 | 0 |
| Jul | 7 | 88 | 5 | 0 |
| Aug | 9 | 86 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 5 | 80 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 42 | 56 | 1 |
| Nov | 0 | 7 | 86 | 7 |
| Dec | 1 | 18 | 74 | 7 |
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 Masalani is typically light breeze, near 13 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around Apr 24 to Oct 17. The windiest month is July, averaging about 18 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 18 to Apr 23, with December the calmest month at about 8 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 10 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 12 | calm |
| May | 15 | light breeze |
| Jun | 17 | light breeze |
| Jul | 18 | light breeze |
| Aug | 17 | light breeze |
| Sep | 16 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Best time to visit Masalani
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Masalani throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid September, Masalani 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 time of year to visit Masalani for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late September, 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) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 | poor |
| Feb | 2.5 | poor |
| Mar | 2.2 | poor |
| Apr | 2.5 | poor |
| May | 3.9 | fair |
| Jun | 5.0 | fair |
| Jul | 5.4 | fair |
| Aug | 5.2 | fair |
| Sep | 4.7 | fair |
| Oct | 3.7 | fair |
| Nov | 3.0 | poor |
| Dec | 3.2 | poor |
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 Masalani for hot-weather activities run from mid May to late October and again from mid December to early February, with a peak score in the third week of July.
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 Masalani, 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.
Masalani packs about the same all year — highs hold near 36°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.
In March, Masalani sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Masalani 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 Masalani peaks around March 22 at about 15 (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) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Masalani
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) | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 8 | 6 |
Air quality in Masalani by month
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 Masalani is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 6 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) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 13 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 8 | Good |
| Sep | 7 | Good |
| Oct | 6 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Growing season
Masalani 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. Masalani banks about 6,741 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) | 603 | 562 | 640 | 592 | 562 | 516 | 514 | 519 | 525 | 569 | 555 | 584 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 603 |
| Feb | 562 |
| Mar | 640 |
| Apr | 592 |
| May | 562 |
| Jun | 516 |
| Jul | 514 |
| Aug | 519 |
| Sep | 525 |
| Oct | 569 |
| Nov | 555 |
| Dec | 584 |
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.
Masalani receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.8 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.2 months, from around Dec 4 to Apr 11. The brightest month is February, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is May, down near 4.8 kWh/m² — roughly 26% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.3 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.4 | Bright |
| May | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.9 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.3 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.7 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.5 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.7 | Bright |
Where is Masalani?
Masalani sits at 1.7°S, 40.2°E, 71 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Hola, 28 km away.
Topography around Masalani
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Masalani.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Masalani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.
The land around Masalani is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) 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 Masalani (-1.6941°, 40.1701°, elevation 71 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).