Ol Kalou weather in September

In September, Ol Kalou sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 138 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ol Kalou's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ol Kalou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Ol Kalou is town in Kenya.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ol Kalou reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ol Kalou weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 668.4126.6
Feb22° / 525.7127.1
Mar22° / 11211.8126.4
Apr20° / 10°23520.6124.6
May19° / 11°18118.4124.9
Jun18° / 10°13917.5124.8
Jul17° / 16422.1124.0
Aug18° / 19022.8123.9
Sep19° / 13816.8125.1
Oct19° / 20620124.6
Nov19° / 10°21123.4124.1
Dec19° / 9513.4125.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33367
43466
53565
63763
73961
84060
94258
104357
114456
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
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194456
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254060
263961
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303961

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ol Kalou gets around 138 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
171
270
369
468
566
664
762
861
959
1057
1155
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:34
212.06:346:34
312.06:346:33
412.06:336:33
512.06:336:33
612.06:336:32
712.06:326:32
812.06:326:32
912.06:316:31
1012.06:316:31
1112.06:316:31
1212.06:306:30
1312.06:306:30
1412.06:306:29
1512.06:296:29
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1712.06:286:28
1812.06:286:28
1912.06:286:28
2012.06:276:27
2112.06:276:27
2212.06:276:27
2312.06:266:26
2412.06:266:26
2512.06:256:26
2612.06:256:25
2712.06:256:25
2812.06:246:25
2912.06:246:24
3012.06:246:24

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
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186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ol Kalou?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ol Kalou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ol Kalou in September

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

In September, Ol Kalou sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ol Kalou in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ol Kalou peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ol Kalou in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ol Kalou is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2334 µg/m³Oct 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ol Kalou?

Ol Kalou sits at 0.3°S, 36.4°E, 2,348 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Upper Gilgil, 14 km away.

Topography around Ol Kalou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ol Kalou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 2,380 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,992 m.

The land around Ol Kalou is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
2,992 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Upper Gilgil 14 km · Gilgil 27 km · Mairo Inya 33 km · Nakuru 34 km · Nyahururu 34 km · Njoro 49 km · Naivasha 50 km · Rongai 58 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 Ol Kalou (-0.2709°, 36.3792°, elevation 2,348 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).