Aberdare Range · Nakuru County · KenyaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Menengai

Volcano2,278 m

Elevation2,278 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation52 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

0.20° S, 36.07° EElevation 2,278 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Menengai in brief

Menengai rises to 2,278 m in the Aberdare Range, Nakuru County, Kenya.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Nakuru, 12 km to the S at 1,802 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Menengai by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	25°	26°	26°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°	24°	24°	23°	23°
Average low	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°
Precipitation	28 mm	29 mm	62 mm	138 mm	120 mm	88 mm	102 mm	124 mm	85 mm	91 mm	72 mm	46 mm
Cloud cover	31%	32%	37%	47%	36%	37%	41%	39%	30%	39%	46%	34%
Daylight	12h 08	12h 07	12h 07	12h 06	12h 06	12h 07	12h 07	12h 06	12h 07	12h 07	12h 08	12h 08
Month score	92	86	75	60	65	73	67	63	77	71	74	86

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,100 m	5,200 m	5,250 m	5,200 m	5,100 m	5,000 m	4,850 m	4,850 m	5,000 m	5,050 m	5,000 m	5,000 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C