Upper Gilgil Weather in September
Upper Gilgil in September
The short of it: Upper Gilgil in September averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 84 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
September in Upper Gilgil brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-September.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Upper Gilgil runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Dundori, 6 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
September in Upper Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 2° warmer, 35 mm less rain
- Versus October
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DundoriNakuru County | 6 km SW | 22° | 8° | 67 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 10 km SE | 20° | 7° | 73 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 14 km ESE | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 15 km NE | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 15 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 18 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 73 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 23 km NNW | 22° | 8° | 78 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 25 km WSW | 25° | 11° | 55 mm |