27 to 31°C
temperature
3230 hours
sunshine per day
658 mm
rain
191 days
dry
174 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Tsavo

Tsavo has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Tsavo is 55° degrees and there is about 259 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 163 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 31°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 21°C
  • Rain: it rains 174 days and there is a total of approximately 658 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3230 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 27°C and 31°C
Warmest month: 31°C in February
Coldest month: 27°C in July
Night temperature: between 18°C and 21°C
Dry days: 191 days
Days with rain: 174 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 658 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3230 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Tsavo.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Tsavo.

Climate table of Tsavo

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Tsavo. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Tsavo might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 85 88 87 85 83 82 81 82 84 86 84 83
Night temp. (°F) 67 68 70 69 66 64 64 64 65 67 68 67
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 15 17 44 46 15 2 0 1 2 14 50 53
Days with rain 16 15 22 26 16 4 2 3 5 13 25 27
Dry days 15 13 9 4 15 26 29 28 25 18 5 4
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
UV-index 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Best time to visit Tsavo

The best time to visit Tsavo in Kenya is from January and February and May through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Tsavo is 88°F in February and the lowest is 81°F in July.

Climate of Tsavo by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Tsavo? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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