Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 0.15° S 37.30° E

Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Fri afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2750
3300
3400
2800
2900
3100
2850
3400
3450
3350
3450
3700
km/h
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
14
0.3
1.7
—
—
0.2
2
—
0.3
—
0.4
0.1
4
2
0.3
3
0.4
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
 chill °C
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
0
0
-2
1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4900
4850
4800
4900
4900
4700
4800
4850
4850
5000
5050
4900
5000
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-2-222222322322432332888879879879889981413151413151412151413161513161514
Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—

Loading...

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Mild with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Fri afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kenya at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Kenya. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Kenya.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
30 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
36°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.