Station Detail
Station Name: Nairobi
| gid | 128 |
|---|---|
| Name | Nairobi |
| station al | -- |
| Date of establishment | 1996-01-01 |
| date close | -- |
| declared r | Operational |
| assessed r | Unknown |
| station ty | Land (fixed) |
| WIGOS station ID | 0-20008-0-NRB|primary |
| wmo region | Africa |
| regional w | EAC (Kenya & Tanzania) |
| country | Kenya |
| latitude | -1.30169 |
| longitude | 36.75919 |
| elevation | 1795.0 |
| geopositio | GPS |
| time zone | UTC+3 |
| supervisin | Kenyan Meteorological Department |
| station ur | http://www.meteo.go.ke/obsv/ozone.html |
| other link | -- |
| site descr | The station is located at 01° 18'S 36° 45' E at an altitude of 1795m and is within the compound of the Kenya Meteorological Department headquarters at Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi. |
| climate zo | Warm Temperate - Fully humid - Warm summer |
| predominan | Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)(Surface cover types (GlobCover2009)) |
| surface ro | -- |
| topography | (unknown) at middle relative elevation within hills of high altitude |
| population | -- |
| programs/n | AERONET:Unknown, GAW Regional:Operational, SHADOZ:Operational |
| last updat | 2023-09-29 |
| last upd_1 | Anne Kamau |