Climatic anlysis of Nairobi

1. Nairobi, Kenya is at 1°18'S, 36°45'E, 1798 m (5899 ft). See map.
Nairobi has a marine west coast climate that is mild with no dry season, warm summers.
Heavy precipitation occurs during mild winters which are dominated by mid-latitude cyclones.
Seasonality is moderate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Cfb).
According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Nairobi is situated in
or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
Nairobi Climate Graph
The average temperature is 17.7 degrees Celsius (63.8 degrees Fahrenheit). See the
temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.5 °C (6.3°F). This indicates that the continentality
type is hyperoceanic, subtype truly hyperoceanic.
In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 21.3°C (70.4°F) on average
falling to 10.3°C (50.6°F) overnight.
In spring time temperatures climb reaching 24°C (75.2°F) generally in the afternoon with
overnight lows of 12°C (53.6°F).
During summer average high temperatures are 24.7°C (76.4°F) and average low temperatures
are 11.7°C (53°F).
Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 24°C (75.2°F) during the
day and lows of 13.3°C (56°F) generally shortly after sunrise.
Total annual Precipitation averages 925 mm (36.4 inches) which is equivalent to 925 Litres/m²
(22.69 Gallons/ft²).
On average there are 2525 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section
to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Nairobi you would pop up
nearest to the climate station at Atuona, French Polynesia where you would find a Tropical wet
climate

2. Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Nairobi, Kenya
Average hours of sunshine in Nairobi range from 4:17 each day in July to 9:27 for each day in
January
The longest day of the year is 12:04 long and the shortest day is 11:55 long.
The longest day is 0:09 longer than the shortest day.
There is an average of 2525 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of
6:54 of sunlight per day.
It is sunny 57.6% of daylight hours. The remaining 42.4% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or
with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
At midday the sun is on average 74.9° above the horizon at Nairobi.