Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Garissa
Late June to mid-September shines for general outdoor activities, while mid-June to late September is perfect for hot-weather pursuits.
In Garissa, the summers are short, sweltering, oppressive, and mostly cloudy, with temperatures typically ranging from 22.2°C to 36.7°C. The winters are short, warm, humid, extremely windy, and partly cloudy, with temperatures ranging from 22.2°C to 37.8°C, and it is dry year-round.
The hot season in Garissa lasts for 2.2 months, from February 1 to April 9, with an average daily high temperature above 35.6°C.
The hottest month of the year is March, with an average high of 36.1°C and a low of 25.6°C.
The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from June 12 to September 3, with an average daily high temperature below 32.8°C.
The coldest month is July, with an average low of 22.2°C and a high of 31.7°C.
El Vigía, Venezuela, located 7,686 miles away, experiences temperatures most akin to Garissa.
In Garissa, the sky’s cloud coverage shows significant seasonal variation throughout the year.
The clearer period starts around June 23 and extends for 4.0 months, concluding approximately on October 25.
September stands out as the clearest month, with the sky being clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy about 63% of the time.
The cloudier phase initiates around October 25, lasting for 8.0 months until approximately June 23.
April emerges as the cloudiest month, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy around 68% of the time.
In Garissa, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds exhibits significant seasonal fluctuations.
The wetter season spans 7.0 months, from October 19 to May 18, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being wet.
November sees the most wet days, averaging 13.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
The drier season extends for 5.0 months, from May 18 to October 19. August marks the driest month, with an average of 0.8 wet days.
The predominant form of precipitation is rain alone, peaking at a 48% probability on November 17.
Regarding rainfall, the rainy period lasts 8.3 months, from September 28 to June 5, with November having the highest average rainfall of 3.1 inches.
The rainless period lasts for 3.7 months, from June 5 to September 28, with August being the driest month.
The length of the day in Garissa remains relatively constant throughout the year, with the shortest day on June 20 (12 hours, 6 minutes of daylight) and the longest day on December 21 (12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight).
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Garissa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.
The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 18.3°C and 26.7°C.
Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Garissa for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid-September, with a peak score in the second week of August.
The pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 23.9°C and 32.2°C.
Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Garissa for hot-weather activities is from mid-June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the ground over a wide area in Garissa shows seasonal variation.
The sunniest period, lasting for 1.5 months from September 2 to October 16, has an average daily incident shortwave energy exceeding 7.1 kWh per square meter. September stands out as the brightest month, with an average of 7.3 kWh.
Conversely, the less sunny period spans 2.9 months, from April 19 to July 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy falling below 6.4 kWh per square meter. May marks the darkest month, with an average of 6.2 kWh.