Narok weather in January

In January, Narok sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 140 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Narok's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Narok is city in Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Narok reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Narok weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°14011.212.16.7
Feb25° / 13°857.9126.9
Mar25° / 13°15011.9126.5
Apr23° / 14°13115.5125.7
May22° / 13°7412.8126.2
Jun21° / 12°358.711.96.5
Jul21° / 12°15411.97.0
Aug22° / 12°245.6127.0
Sep23° / 12°285.6127.4
Oct24° / 13°406.9127.3
Nov23° / 13°12614.8125.9
Dec24° / 12°14312.512.16.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54654
64555
74456
84456
94456
104456
114555
124555
134555
144555
154654
164753
174753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Narok gets around 140 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2333
2432
2532
2631
2730
2830
2929
3029
3129

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171290
272280
372280
472280
572280
672280
772280
872280
972280
1072280
1172280
1272280
1373270
1473270
1574260
1674260
1774251
1874251
1975241
2076231
2176231
2277221
2378211
2478211
2579201
2680191
2780191
2881190
2981190
3082180
3181190

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:386:42
212.16:386:42
312.16:396:42
412.16:396:43
512.16:406:43
612.16:406:44
712.16:416:44
812.16:416:45
912.16:416:45
1012.16:426:45
1112.16:426:46
1212.16:436:46
1312.16:436:46
1412.16:436:47
1512.16:446:47
1612.16:446:47
1712.16:446:48
1812.16:456:48
1912.16:456:48
2012.16:466:49
2112.16:466:49
2212.16:466:49
2312.16:466:50
2412.16:476:50
2512.16:476:50
2612.16:476:50
2712.06:486:51
2812.06:486:51
2912.06:486:51
3012.06:486:51
3112.06:486:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
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296.5Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Narok

In seasonPeak

In January, Narok sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Narok?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Narok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narok in January

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

In January, Narok sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Narok in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Narok 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
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Narok in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Narok is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJun 2047 µg/m³Oct 936 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Narok?

Narok sits at 1.1°S, 35.9°E, 1,881 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Naivasha, 75 km away.

NaivashaMaai MahiuMaiGilgilNjoroLimuruElburgonNakuru

Topography around Narok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Narok is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Naivasha 75 km · Maai Mahiu 80 km · Mai 80 km · Gilgil 81 km · Njoro 84 km · Limuru 86 km · Elburgon 87 km · Nakuru 89 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 Narok (-1.0808°, 35.8711°, elevation 1,881 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).