Climate and average weather in Webuye

In Webuye, the weather is hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.

Best: mid May to late December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Webuye typically varies from 15°C to 31°C, and is rarely below 14°C or above 34°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Webuye for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid March and mid May to late December.

Hottest
Feb
31°
Coldest
Jul
15°
Wettest
May
123 mm
Driest
Feb
19 mm
Rain / yr
771 mm
163 wet days
Daylight
12.0–12.0 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,491 m
0.6°N
Clearest
Feb
54% cloud

Webuye is human settlement.

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

Webuye 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 mid May to late December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Webuye, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Webuye stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 31°C and low of 16°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 15°C and high of 25°C.

Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°C) in February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan3016
Feb3116
Mar3017
Apr2817
May2616
Jun2616
Jul2515
Aug2615
Sep2715
Oct2716
Nov2816
Dec2915

Average hourly temperature in Webuye

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 February afternoons, near 31°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 15°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Webuye weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°204.4125.8
Feb31° / 16°193.7125.2
Mar30° / 17°459.5124.8
Apr28° / 17°11118.8124.5
May26° / 16°12320.7124.9
Jun26° / 16°7217.4125.5
Jul25° / 15°6416.5125.7
Aug26° / 15°7918.5125.4
Sep27° / 15°6614.9125.7
Oct27° / 16°8218.4125.1
Nov28° / 16°6514125.4
Dec29° / 15°276.5126.0

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Webuye gets about 771 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 7.6 months, from around Mar 31 to Nov 17, peaking in May at about 77% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 6.

May is the wettest month by volume, with 123 mm over about 21 wet days; February is the driest, with 19 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetMay 2 · 77%Feb 6 · 12%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan154
Feb144
Mar3010
Apr6219
May6721
Jun5717
Jul5417
Aug5919
Sep5115
Oct5918
Nov4714
Dec217

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Webuye collects about 771 mm of rain across 163 wet days — roughly 64 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 123 mm, while February is the driest at just 19 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 41% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20194511112372647966826527
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan204
Feb194
Mar4510
Apr11119
May12321
Jun7217
Jul6417
Aug7919
Sep6615
Oct8218
Nov6514
Dec277

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Webuye, 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 December 6 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 23. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 24 and lasts for 1.8 months, ending around May 18. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 27 · 59%Apr 26 · 22%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan5545
Feb5545
Mar4654
Apr2674
May3862
Jun4159
Jul3862
Aug4258
Sep5149
Oct3268
Nov2872
Dec5050

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

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, Webuye barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 hours of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.06:516:49
Feb12.06:566:55
Mar12.06:516:50
Apr12.06:416:42
May12.06:366:38
Jun12.06:406:42
Jul12.06:466:47
Aug12.06:446:46
Sep12.06:356:35
Oct12.06:266:26
Nov12.06:276:25
Dec12.06:386:36

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Webuye averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 12 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.9 months, from around Dec 2 to Mar 30. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 10 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is April, down near 3 sunny days — about 70% fewer than the January peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedJan 3112 daysApr 242 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan11Mixed
Feb10Mixed
Mar9Mixed
Apr3Gloomy
May5Gloomy
Jun5Gloomy
Jul3Gloomy
Aug4Gloomy
Sep6Gloomy
Oct4Gloomy
Nov3Gloomy
Dec9Mixed

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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.

In Webuye, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.0 months, from around March 24 to June 23. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 67% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 24 to October 25, and September is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 97% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 18 · 98%May 7 · 23%humidcomfortabledryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
Jan61353
Feb65313
Mar404712
Apr94249
May13267
Jun27127
Jul5896
Aug8885
Sep16813
Oct137413
Nov246313
Dec51426

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.

Wind in Webuye is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmFeb 9 · 6 km/hMay 16 · 4 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb6calm
Mar5calm
Apr4calm
May4calm
Jun4calm
Jul4calm
Aug5calm
Sep4calm
Oct4calm
Nov5calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Webuye

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Webuye throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late May, Webuye is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

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 Webuye for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of December.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationDec 18 · 6.1

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).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.8good
Feb5.2fair
Mar4.9fair
Apr4.5fair
May4.9fair
Jun5.5fair
Jul5.7good
Aug5.4fair
Sep5.7good
Oct5.1fair
Nov5.4fair
Dec6.0good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Webuye for hot-weather activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the last week of December.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationDec 31 · 7.8

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 Webuye, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

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.

Webuye packs about the same all year — highs hold near 31°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Webuye sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Webuye by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Webuye peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Webuye

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb8.56.5
Mar8.57
Apr8.56.5
May86
Jun7.55.5
Jul85.5
Aug86
Sep86
Oct86.5
Nov86
Dec86

Air quality in Webuye by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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 Webuye is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Webuye is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

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. Webuye banks about 4,286 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan393
Feb375
Mar416
Apr372
May350
Jun319
Jul318
Aug326
Sep332
Oct359
Nov350
Dec375

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.

Webuye receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.7 and 6.6 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around Nov 27 to Apr 13. The brightest month is February, averaging about 6.6 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is July, down near 4.7 kWh/m² — roughly 29% less than the February peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 236.6 kWhJul 174.7 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.2Intense
Feb6.6Intense
Mar6.4Intense
Apr5.5Bright
May5.2Bright
Jun4.8Bright
Jul4.7Bright
Aug5.0Bright
Sep5.7Bright
Oct5.6Bright
Nov5.5Bright
Dec5.8Bright

Where is Webuye?

Webuye sits at 0.6°N, 34.8°E, 1,491 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kimilili, 22 km away.

Topography around Webuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Webuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,527 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,206 m.

The land around Webuye is covered by trees (33%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (29%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
3,206 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Nearby: Kimilili 22 km · Bungoma 24 km · Kakamega 35 km · Kiminini 37 km · Mumias 43 km · Moi‘s Bridge 49 km · Khwisero 52 km · Kitale 53 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 Webuye (0.6004°, 34.7712°, elevation 1,491 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).