Climatch

Kericho vs Yirga Ch’efē Climate

50%match

Kericho and Yirga Ch’efē are a 50% climate match. Compared with Kericho, Yirga Ch’efē has the same nighttime lows, less rain in the wet season and more sun.

Kericho gets 62 in (1585 mm) of rain a year and Yirga Ch’efē 56 in (1428 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 80°F (27°C) in Kericho and 83°F (28°C) in Yirga Ch’efē.

Yirga Ch’efē is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Kericho's July is most like Yirga Ch’efē's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Kericho
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Yirga Ch’efē

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

KerichoYirga Ch’efē (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDKericho Jan: 79°Kericho Feb: 80°Kericho Mar: 80°Kericho Apr: 76°Kericho May: 74°Kericho Jun: 74°Kericho Jul: 73°Kericho Aug: 74°Kericho Sep: 76°Kericho Oct: 77°Kericho Nov: 75°Kericho Dec: 77°Kericho Jan: 54°Kericho Feb: 55°Kericho Mar: 55°Kericho Apr: 55°Kericho May: 54°Kericho Jun: 54°Kericho Jul: 53°Kericho Aug: 53°Kericho Sep: 53°Kericho Oct: 54°Kericho Nov: 55°Kericho Dec: 55°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jan: 75°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Feb: 75°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Mar: 76°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Apr: 76°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) May: 77°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jun: 80°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jul: 82°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Aug: 83°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Sep: 82°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Oct: 79°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Nov: 77°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Dec: 76°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jan: 55°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Feb: 54°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Mar: 54°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Apr: 54°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) May: 50°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jun: 46°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jul: 48°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Aug: 51°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Sep: 53°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Oct: 54°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Nov: 54°Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Dec: 54°

Rain (in per month)

KerichoYirga Ch’efē (6 months later)

051015JFMAMJJASONDKericho Jan: 2.6Kericho Feb: 2.2Kericho Mar: 4.6Kericho Apr: 10Kericho May: 8.0Kericho Jun: 5.0Kericho Jul: 4.3Kericho Aug: 6.1Kericho Sep: 5.2Kericho Oct: 5.3Kericho Nov: 5.1Kericho Dec: 3.9Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jan: 3.1Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Feb: 3.5Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Mar: 6.0Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Apr: 10Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) May: 4.3Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jun: 1.2Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Jul: 1.0Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Aug: 1.1Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Sep: 4.0Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Oct: 9.2Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Nov: 8.4Yirga Ch’efē (6 months later) Dec: 4.0

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Kericho and Yirga Ch’efē
MonthHighLowRain
KerichoYirga Ch’efēKerichoYirga Ch’efēKerichoYirga Ch’efē
Jan79°F(26°C)82°F(28°C)54°F(12°C)48°F(9°C)2.6 in(67 mm)1.0 in(25 mm)
Feb80°F(27°C)83°F(28°C)55°F(13°C)51°F(11°C)2.2 in(55 mm)1.1 in(28 mm)
Mar80°F(27°C)82°F(28°C)55°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)4.6 in(116 mm)4.0 in(101 mm)
Apr76°F(24°C)79°F(26°C)55°F(13°C)54°F(12°C)10 in(255 mm)9.2 in(233 mm)
May74°F(24°C)77°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)8.0 in(204 mm)8.4 in(213 mm)
Jun74°F(23°C)76°F(24°C)54°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)5.0 in(128 mm)4.0 in(102 mm)
Jul73°F(23°C)75°F(24°C)53°F(12°C)55°F(13°C)4.3 in(110 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Aug74°F(23°C)75°F(24°C)53°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)6.1 in(155 mm)3.5 in(90 mm)
Sep76°F(24°C)76°F(25°C)53°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)5.2 in(131 mm)6.0 in(152 mm)
Oct76°F(25°C)76°F(24°C)54°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)5.3 in(134 mm)10 in(264 mm)
Nov75°F(24°C)77°F(25°C)55°F(13°C)50°F(10°C)5.1 in(130 mm)4.3 in(110 mm)
Dec77°F(25°C)80°F(26°C)55°F(13°C)46°F(8°C)3.9 in(100 mm)1.2 in(31 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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