Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Chevaywa

Kenya

AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)

Species observed

5

Observations

265

Area

58,1km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

5 distinct species · 265 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

265 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 265
265–264
265–264
265–264
< 265

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,3°C

Annual rain

1 184mm

Warmest m°

29,8°C

Coldest m°

14,6°C

Elevation: 1 457 m on average (min 1 411 m, max 1 571 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
1 184mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
1 457m
Min
1 411m
Max
1 571m
Std. dev.
23m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

28,2g/kg

Clay

45,3%

Sand

29,3%

Silt

25,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lugari

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
38,4g/kg
Clay
45,1%
Sand
29,3%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
46,7%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
24,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
44,1%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
25,9%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest17.6%
Crops40.4%
Built-up3.6%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)36.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

27,2km

Lake surface here

0,20km²

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 235km²

Discharge in basins

3,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 681mm/an

Mean T°

19,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,06

Mean runoff

416mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 669m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

361,1%

Pesticides

1,8kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)