Kapchemutwa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1941
88 km²
Commune · KEN
Kapchemutwa
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(72 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
44
Area
103,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 44 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,6°C
Annual rain
1 506mm
Warmest m°
23,9°C
Coldest m°
10,1°C
Elevation: 2 350 m on average (min 2 087 m, max 2 505 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
1 506mm
Warmest month
23,9°C
Coldest month
10,1°C
Mean alt.
2 350m
Min
2 087m
Max
2 505m
Std. dev.
69m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(72 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
43,6%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
24,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Keiyo North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
46,6g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
27,4g/kg
Clay
42,5%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
24,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
45,0%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
23,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.8%
Crops26.5%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)30.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,7km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 506km²
Discharge in basins
1,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 090mm/an
Mean T°
16,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Mean runoff
279mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 143m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
157,8%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN