Watamu climate

Watamu Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Watamu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on January 1 to 31°C on January 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 31 mm over about 6 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watamu, in °C, with the record for each date.20253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
31 mm
Record high
34°CJan 28, 1981
Record low
20°CJan 20, 1977
Daylight
12 h 19 min to 12 h 15 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
16.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 131°C26°C33°C 199423°C 199230%
Jan 231°C26°C33°C 201021°C 199229%
Jan 331°C25°C33°C 198722°C 199227%
Jan 431°C25°C33°C 202422°C 200526%
Jan 531°C25°C32°C 198822°C 198725%
Jan 631°C25°C33°C 198822°C 199525%
Jan 731°C25°C32°C 198822°C 199223%
Jan 831°C25°C33°C 198822°C 199023%
Jan 931°C25°C32°C 202523°C 198924%
Jan 1031°C25°C33°C 200222°C 198423%
Jan 1131°C25°C33°C 200221°C 200022%
Jan 1231°C25°C33°C 198823°C 198721%
Jan 1331°C25°C32°C 198821°C 197421%
Jan 1431°C25°C32°C 200422°C 197320%
Jan 1531°C25°C33°C 198821°C 198419%
Jan 1631°C25°C33°C 198822°C 198618%
Jan 1731°C25°C33°C 202421°C 199717%
Jan 1831°C25°C33°C 198822°C 197418%
Jan 1931°C25°C33°C 198822°C 200017%
Jan 2031°C25°C32°C 198820°C 197717%
Jan 2131°C25°C33°C 198822°C 197517%
Jan 2231°C25°C32°C 198822°C 200017%
Jan 2331°C25°C32°C 199122°C 198016%
Jan 2431°C25°C33°C 200221°C 199615%
Jan 2531°C25°C33°C 200522°C 197715%
Jan 2631°C25°C33°C 199122°C 198214%
Jan 2731°C25°C33°C 199122°C 199714%
Jan 2831°C25°C34°C 198122°C 197613%
Jan 2931°C25°C33°C 199222°C 198513%
Jan 3031°C25°C33°C 200522°C 200313%
Jan 3131°C25°C33°C 199122°C 198413%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Watamu, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

January 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 6:41 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station KEM00063799, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.