Kaptagat
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1941
129 km²
Commune · KEN
Kaptarakwa
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)
Species observed
32
Observations
91
Area
140,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
32 distinct species · 91 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 384mm
Warmest m°
22,9°C
Coldest m°
9,1°C
Elevation: 2 503 m on average (min 1 787 m, max 2 707 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 384mm
Warmest month
22,9°C
Coldest month
9,1°C
Mean alt.
2 503m
Min
1 787m
Max
2 707m
Std. dev.
96m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)Temperate
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
43,2g/kg
Clay
43,6%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
26,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Keiyo South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
68,1g/kg
Clay
42,8%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
33,1g/kg
Clay
42,8%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
26,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
28,5g/kg
Clay
45,3%
Sand
29,1%
Silt
25,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest44.4%
Crops20.3%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)33.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
1 403km²
Discharge in basins
2,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 114mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
339mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 035m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
94,0%
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