Machakos County · KenyaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Oldoinyo Sapuk

Volcano2,146 m

Elevation2,146 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation83 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

1.14° S, 37.26° EElevation 2,146 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Oldoinyo Sapuk in brief

Oldoinyo Sapuk rises to 2,146 m, Machakos County, Kenya.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Ol Donyo, 6.2 km to the N at 1,444 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 Oldoinyo Sapuk by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	21°	23°	23°	21°	20°	19°	18°	19°	21°	22°	20°	20°
Average low	11°	12°	12°	13°	12°	10°	10°	10°	10°	12°	12°	11°
Precipitation	44 mm	34 mm	114 mm	236 mm	98 mm	15 mm	10 mm	9 mm	11 mm	88 mm	213 mm	105 mm
Cloud cover	32%	31%	38%	51%	45%	54%	59%	57%	37%	43%	54%	39%
Daylight	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 04	12h 03	12h 04	12h 05	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 11
Month score	87	90	65	58	67	86	85	86	94	70	57	67

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	4,600 m	4,800 m	4,850 m	4,750 m	4,600 m	4,400 m	4,300 m	4,350 m	4,550 m	4,700 m	4,550 m	4,500 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