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Climatologically, and apart from the coastal
strip, Malindi District is marginally semi-arid.
It
has two rainy seasons in a year. The long rains
fall between April and July and the short rains
between October and November. The average
rainfall ranges from 400 mm in the hinterland to
over 1.200 mm along parts of the coastal belt.
The coastal belt rainfall varies between 900 mm
and 1.200 mm due to the effects of monsoon winds
and the topography.
Table 1: Average rainfalls in Malindi in mm
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
|
Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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|
Rain
|
9
|
7
|
34
|
158
|
336
|
163
|
90
|
56
|
53
|
64
|
51
|
29
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It
is generally hot and humid all the year round.
The mean daily temperature ranges between 22.0o
Celsius minimum and 29,5o Celsius maximum.
Average relative humidity along the coastal belt
is 65% but decreases as one moves to the
hinterland. The lowest temperature is
experienced during the long rainy seasons.
|
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
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Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
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Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Night
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22.8
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22.1
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24
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23.9
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23.2
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22.2
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21.8
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21.5
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21.6
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22.2
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22.6
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23.1
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Day
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30.5
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31.5
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32.1
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31
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28.8
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27.9
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27.4
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27.4
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28.4
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29.5
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30.5
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30.8
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Differ-ence
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7.7 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.7
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During the rainy season between April and July
tourism, the main industry of Malindi decreases
strongly
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