Wote in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Wote sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain over about 4 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Winter is Wote's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wote's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
13 mm
4 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
7.6
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Wote in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Wote reaches about 26°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

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Wote weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°499.612.16.3
Feb30° / 19°367.212.15.5
Mar29° / 20°9116.6124.6
Apr28° / 20°11822.4124.4
May27° / 19°449.911.96.5
Jun26° / 17°51.411.97.5
Jul26° / 16°30.911.97.6
Aug26° / 16°41.211.97.6
Sep28° / 17°61.7127.2
Oct29° / 18°448.9125.8
Nov27° / 19°16123.412.14.5
Dec27° / 19°9919.812.15.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Wote gets around 13 mm of rain over 4 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Wote

In seasonPeak

None of Wote's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Wote's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Wote?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Wote for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wote in Winter

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

In winter, Wote sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Wote in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wote peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wote in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wote is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2129 µg/m³Oct 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wote?

Wote sits at 1.8°S, 37.6°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Makueni Boma, 3.0 km away.

Athi River

Topography around Wote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wote has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 1,130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,612 m.

The land around Wote is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
1,612 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Makueni Boma 3.0 km · Kinoi 31 km · Emali 38 km · Machakos 50 km · Mwala 51 km · Makindu 59 km · Kitui 63 km · Athi River 81 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 Wote (-1.7808°, 37.6288°, elevation 1,128 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.