Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Litein

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

3

Observations

3

Area

47,3km²

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

3 distinct species · 3 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3
3–2
3–2
3–2
< 3

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,2°C

Annual rain

1 562mm

Warmest m°

24,7°C

Coldest m°

12,2°C

Elevation: 1 884 m on average (min 1 814 m, max 1 938 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
1 562mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 884m
Min
1 814m
Max
1 938m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

34,8g/kg

Clay

43,2%

Sand

17,0%

Silt

39,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bureti

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
50,2g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
17,8%
Silt
41,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
42,6%
Sand
17,2%
Silt
40,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
46,0%
Sand
16,2%
Silt
37,8%

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

Land cover

Forest34.2%
Crops27.8%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)34.3%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

7,9km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

1 577km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 458mm/an

Mean T°

17,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,13

Mean runoff

291mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 982m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

7hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

296,6%

Pesticides

1,6kg/km²

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