Bungoma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bungoma?

Bungoma has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bungoma?

The hottest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 36.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bungoma?

The coldest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 11.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bungoma?

Almost never: Bungoma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bungoma warmed?

Yes: Bungoma warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bungoma?

The wettest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2002, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bungoma?

The windiest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1994, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bungoma?

The warmest month in Bungoma is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bungoma?

Bungoma receives on average 1,224 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bungoma?

Bungoma gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bungoma (Kenya) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Bungoma averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.

Bungoma has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 26 July 1947).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BungomaBungoma County

coords: 0.56°, 34.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,224mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

10.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

200 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.2 °C

Average peak gust

26.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

36.9 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

11.7 °C

26 July 1947

Wettest day

130 mm

30 April 2002

Windiest day

22.4 km/h

7 February 1994

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

15 March 1997

Hottest feels-like

38.2 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

5 February 1978

Sunniest day

11.9 h

26 February 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.7 °C5 March 2025	14.7 °C23 November 2025	22.8 °C	1,168 mm	134
2024	34.7 °C13 March 2024	15.4 °C29 December 2024	23.1 °C	1,396 mm	138
2023	35.3 °C19 February 2023	13.8 °C15 January 2023	22.8 °C	1,654 mm	122
2022	34.7 °C13 January 2022	13.6 °C3 August 2022	22.4 °C	1,306 mm	97
2021	34.2 °C13 March 2021	14.5 °C28 January 2021	22.4 °C	1,028 mm	98
2020	32.0 °C7 March 2020	14.5 °C31 August 2020	21.8 °C	1,550 mm	37
2019	36.2 °C24 March 2019	14.2 °C20 December 2019	22.4 °C	1,288 mm	98
2018	35.4 °C3 February 2018	14.0 °C8 August 2018	22.2 °C	1,217 mm	91
2017	35.6 °C12 February 2017	14.8 °C8 July 2017	23.1 °C	771 mm	141
2016	35.4 °C16 March 2016	14.7 °C16 June 2016	23.1 °C	835 mm	146
2015	36.0 °C11 March 2015	14.4 °C2 January 2015	22.6 °C	1,151 mm	101
2014	35.6 °C4 March 2014	12.8 °C13 February 2014	22.5 °C	766 mm	111
2013	35.0 °C28 February 2013	13.8 °C16 July 2013	22.1 °C	958 mm	78
2012	35.3 °C3 February 2012	12.2 °C2 January 2012	22.0 °C	1,021 mm	102
2011	35.6 °C26 February 2011	13.1 °C7 February 2011	22.1 °C	1,047 mm	95
2010	35.1 °C2 February 2010	14.8 °C16 January 2010	22.2 °C	1,221 mm	80
2009	34.8 °C25 March 2009	13.2 °C11 January 2009	22.7 °C	980 mm	146
2008	34.2 °C3 March 2008	14.4 °C16 July 2008	22.0 °C	1,051 mm	117
2007	33.9 °C6 March 2007	14.1 °C30 October 2007	22.1 °C	837 mm	110
2006	36.1 °C6 February 2006	14.9 °C19 May 2006	22.2 °C	1,253 mm	84
2005	36.9 °C23 February 2005	13.3 °C4 January 2005	22.8 °C	821 mm	153
2004	34.7 °C13 February 2004	14.0 °C4 July 2004	22.4 °C	818 mm	104
2003	35.3 °C8 March 2003	13.2 °C14 January 2003	22.2 °C	857 mm	108
2002	34.3 °C5 February 2002	14.7 °C13 August 2002	22.2 °C	1,191 mm	88
2001	34.3 °C3 March 2001	13.9 °C22 July 2001	21.5 °C	988 mm	66
2000	33.8 °C24 March 2000	12.8 °C27 January 2000	21.9 °C	736 mm	77
1999	34.4 °C9 February 1999	14.3 °C19 August 1999	21.6 °C	1,018 mm	56
1998	33.7 °C13 March 1998	15.1 °C23 November 1998	21.9 °C	1,117 mm	71
1997	35.9 °C23 March 1997	14.4 °C10 December 1997	22.2 °C	1,491 mm	87
1996	33.4 °C12 March 1996	14.0 °C12 October 1996	22.0 °C	913 mm	76
1995	33.5 °C5 February 1995	14.1 °C18 January 1995	22.1 °C	1,165 mm	82
1994	33.9 °C1 February 1994	13.3 °C4 July 1994	21.7 °C	1,265 mm	72
1993	33.3 °C16 March 1993	14.4 °C6 July 1993	22.0 °C	786 mm	86
1992	35.0 °C15 March 1992	13.9 °C21 November 1992	21.7 °C	983 mm	82
1991	33.9 °C21 March 1991	13.6 °C28 November 1991	21.5 °C	1,162 mm	76
1990	33.0 °C29 January 1990	12.7 °C9 January 1990	21.5 °C	1,269 mm	49
1989	34.0 °C3 March 1989	12.8 °C2 July 1989	21.0 °C	1,222 mm	37
1988	35.3 °C2 March 1988	13.2 °C28 November 1988	21.5 °C	1,305 mm	65
1987	33.6 °C30 December 1987	13.7 °C2 February 1987	21.8 °C	1,258 mm	78
1986	33.1 °C24 February 1986	12.6 °C5 August 1986	21.0 °C	1,649 mm	51
1985	35.5 °C16 March 1985	13.0 °C17 July 1985	21.0 °C	1,591 mm	59
1984	34.6 °C21 February 1984	12.7 °C18 December 1984	21.3 °C	1,094 mm	76
1983	34.1 °C27 February 1983	13.3 °C3 December 1983	21.7 °C	1,016 mm	69
1982	35.1 °C26 March 1982	13.4 °C5 October 1982	21.2 °C	1,314 mm	63
1981	34.5 °C1 March 1981	13.3 °C19 July 1981	21.3 °C	1,111 mm	69
1980	35.3 °C22 February 1980	12.9 °C30 September 1980	21.4 °C	1,084 mm	80
1979	33.1 °C7 March 1979	12.8 °C3 March 1979	21.2 °C	1,550 mm	57
1978	34.2 °C7 February 1978	12.0 °C5 February 1978	21.0 °C	1,247 mm	45
1977	33.5 °C29 September 1977	12.3 °C14 July 1977	21.1 °C	1,276 mm	53
1976	33.3 °C30 January 1976	12.4 °C25 July 1976	20.8 °C	1,302 mm	60
1975	33.8 °C19 February 1975	13.1 °C24 December 1975	20.5 °C	1,494 mm	49
1974	34.4 °C16 March 1974	12.0 °C20 July 1974	20.8 °C	1,461 mm	64
1973	34.2 °C15 March 1973	12.9 °C11 December 1973	21.2 °C	1,350 mm	85
1972	33.6 °C31 March 1972	13.4 °C4 January 1972	20.6 °C	1,991 mm	33
1971	33.9 °C7 March 1971	12.1 °C10 July 1971	20.4 °C	1,350 mm	63
1970	32.7 °C8 February 1970	12.8 °C28 June 1970	20.7 °C	1,506 mm	25
1969	33.2 °C1 October 1969	12.8 °C6 August 1969	21.0 °C	1,080 mm	49
1968	31.3 °C21 January 1968	12.3 °C14 January 1968	20.2 °C	1,825 mm	4
1967	33.6 °C26 February 1967	12.3 °C11 December 1967	20.5 °C	1,436 mm	55
1966	32.7 °C26 December 1966	11.7 °C24 December 1966	21.1 °C	1,419 mm	45
1965	33.6 °C14 February 1965	12.2 °C17 February 1965	21.0 °C	1,424 mm	52
1964	31.4 °C31 January 1964	11.9 °C31 August 1964	20.4 °C	1,462 mm	13
1963	31.1 °C23 March 1963	12.5 °C17 June 1963	20.1 °C	1,919 mm	8
1962	30.7 °C14 February 1962	12.6 °C2 July 1962	19.7 °C	1,650 mm	11
1961	34.6 °C21 January 1961	13.2 °C8 September 1961	21.0 °C	1,820 mm	59
1960	33.5 °C12 December 1960	13.1 °C28 January 1960	21.0 °C	1,621 mm	51
1959	33.5 °C17 March 1959	12.9 °C16 June 1959	21.2 °C	1,594 mm	62
1958	34.6 °C3 March 1958	12.7 °C28 June 1958	21.3 °C	1,395 mm	93
1957	33.1 °C18 January 1957	13.0 °C19 July 1957	20.9 °C	1,810 mm	42
1956	31.8 °C13 March 1956	12.8 °C23 July 1956	20.1 °C	1,151 mm	16
1955	31.0 °C3 March 1955	13.3 °C16 August 1955	20.2 °C	1,125 mm	3
1954	30.7 °C24 November 1954	11.9 °C2 July 1954	20.1 °C	1,025 mm	5
1953	29.5 °C15 February 1953	11.8 °C13 August 1953	19.7 °C	2,512 mm	0
1952	29.4 °C23 January 1952	13.5 °C10 July 1952	20.1 °C	1,438 mm	0
1951	30.8 °C2 March 1951	12.4 °C17 July 1951	20.0 °C	1,953 mm	2
1950	32.7 °C28 February 1950	12.5 °C19 August 1950	19.8 °C	1,087 mm	12
1949	31.8 °C23 March 1949	12.0 °C1 August 1949	20.3 °C	1,023 mm	7
1948	29.5 °C23 March 1948	12.8 °C3 January 1948	20.4 °C	1,229 mm	0
1947	30.7 °C11 October 1947	11.7 °C26 July 1947	20.4 °C	1,493 mm	10
1946	35.9 °C31 March 1946	13.4 °C24 November 1946	21.4 °C	651 mm	80
1945	32.4 °C23 February 1945	13.2 °C29 July 1945	21.1 °C	705 mm	50
1944	33.6 °C16 April 1944	13.4 °C8 January 1944	21.7 °C	686 mm	100
1943	33.7 °C18 February 1943	12.1 °C27 July 1943	21.9 °C	308 mm	123
1942	33.3 °C8 February 1942	12.9 °C15 July 1942	21.3 °C	536 mm	76
1941	33.1 °C26 March 1941	12.9 °C9 December 1941	21.0 °C	649 mm	40
1940	30.5 °C23 February 1940	12.8 °C29 January 1940	20.0 °C	987 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

134 d/yr

+68

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1168 mm

-56 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.5 °C	+1.2 °C	23 mm	-35 mm
Feb	33.3 °C	+3.4 °C	11 mm	-56 mm
Mar	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	165 mm	+30 mm
Apr	28.2 °C	+1.0 °C	208 mm	+21 mm
May	27.9 °C	+1.7 °C	166 mm	-20 mm
Jun	27.6 °C	+1.6 °C	75 mm	-22 mm
Jul	26.4 °C	+0.6 °C	228 mm	+163 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	+0.9 °C	59 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.7 °C	+2.3 °C	47 mm	-19 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+0.9 °C	80 mm	-16 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+2.8 °C	33 mm	-87 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+1.6 °C	71 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

77.7 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

3 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

44.3 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.3 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

26 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bungoma?

Bungoma has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bungoma?

The hottest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 36.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bungoma?

The coldest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 11.7 °C.

Does it snow in Bungoma?

Almost never: Bungoma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bungoma warmed?

Yes: Bungoma warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bungoma?

The wettest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2002, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bungoma?

The windiest day measured in Bungoma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1994, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bungoma?

The warmest month in Bungoma is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Bungoma?

Bungoma receives on average 1,224 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bungoma?

Bungoma gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bungoma?

Yes: Bungoma has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bungoma?

In Bungoma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 5 February 1978.

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