Mount Kilimanjaro · Laikipia · KenyaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Kenya

5,199 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation5,199 mabove sea level

Prominence3,825 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

0.10° S, 37.20° EElevation 5,199 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,199 m
Mid-mountain3,580 m
Valley · Nanyuki1,951 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Kenya in brief

Mount Kenya rises to 5,199 m in the Mount Kilimanjaro, Laikipia, Kenya. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,825 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Nanyuki, 18 km to the NW at 1,951 m.

Facts

Elevation: 5,199 m · 17,057 ft
Prominence: 3,825 m
Range: Mount Kilimanjaro
Region: Laikipia
Country: Kenya
Coordinates: -0.1000, 37.2000
Nearest airport: Nanyuki Civil Airport (NYK) · 18 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

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

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Kenya by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Kenya by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	17°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	16°	17°	16°	16°
Average low	8°	8°	9°	10°	9°	8°	7°	7°	8°	8°	9°	8°
Precipitation	120 mm	94 mm	184 mm	452 mm	358 mm	117 mm	116 mm	137 mm	108 mm	356 mm	317 mm	162 mm
Cloud cover	30%	29%	31%	43%	43%	45%	48%	45%	33%	38%	42%	33%
Daylight	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 07	12h 08
Month score	63	74	67	59	55	50	43	45	60	56	52	57

Snow and freezing level

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	7,150 m	7,200 m	7,300 m	7,300 m	7,200 m	7,050 m	6,900 m	6,900 m	7,000 m	7,100 m	7,100 m	7,100 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