Chuka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chuka?

Chuka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2025, reaching 33.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chuka?

The coldest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 11.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chuka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chuka warmed?

Yes: Chuka warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chuka?

The wettest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2018, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chuka?

The windiest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chuka?

The warmest month in Chuka is March (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chuka?

Chuka receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chuka?

Chuka gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chuka (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 668 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 March (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Chuka averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Chuka has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 14 March 2025) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 15 January 1968).

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

ChukaTharaka - Nithi

coords: -0.33°, 37.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

17.4°C

Annual rainfall

668mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

12.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

15 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

18.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

8 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

33.2 °C

14 March 2025

Coldest day

11.9 °C

15 January 1968

Wettest day

148 mm

17 April 2018

Windiest day

21.2 km/h

23 July 1945

Strongest gust

67.0 km/h

2 March 1995

Hottest feels-like

35.2 °C

20 April 2019

Coldest feels-like

9.4 °C

2 January 2012

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 April 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C14 March 2025	15.0 °C7 January 2025	22.4 °C	668 mm	36
2024	33.0 °C22 March 2024	14.8 °C24 January 2024	22.5 °C	989 mm	43
2023	31.7 °C3 February 2023	14.3 °C28 January 2023	22.2 °C	520 mm	32
2022	32.3 °C23 March 2022	14.7 °C18 August 2022	22.2 °C	261 mm	38
2021	31.7 °C27 February 2021	15.2 °C28 August 2021	22.4 °C	540 mm	36
2020	31.5 °C6 October 2020	15.1 °C11 February 2020	22.3 °C	699 mm	19
2019	33.1 °C1 March 2019	15.6 °C23 July 2019	22.7 °C	771 mm	52
2018	31.5 °C26 February 2018	14.9 °C9 February 2018	21.8 °C	1,208 mm	21
2017	32.6 °C10 October 2017	15.2 °C17 January 2017	22.5 °C	481 mm	39
2016	32.8 °C29 March 2016	15.7 °C6 July 2016	22.1 °C	610 mm	26
2015	32.0 °C13 February 2015	14.7 °C16 June 2015	22.6 °C	677 mm	55
2014	31.2 °C4 March 2014	15.0 °C9 April 2014	22.3 °C	495 mm	17
2013	31.9 °C5 March 2013	14.6 °C5 July 2013	21.9 °C	653 mm	29
2012	32.0 °C15 March 2012	12.4 °C2 January 2012	22.1 °C	665 mm	34
2011	33.0 °C11 February 2011	15.8 °C30 June 2011	22.3 °C	577 mm	34
2010	30.9 °C11 February 2010	14.7 °C16 August 2010	22.3 °C	457 mm	14
2009	32.2 °C22 March 2009	15.7 °C11 January 2009	22.6 °C	353 mm	45
2008	31.1 °C21 September 2008	14.5 °C9 July 2008	22.1 °C	400 mm	18
2007	32.8 °C24 February 2007	15.5 °C15 December 2007	22.1 °C	421 mm	23
2006	32.2 °C18 February 2006	15.0 °C19 August 2006	22.1 °C	722 mm	13
2005	32.0 °C22 February 2005	13.5 °C3 January 2005	22.1 °C	634 mm	32
2004	31.4 °C21 March 2004	14.0 °C5 July 2004	21.9 °C	590 mm	15
2003	32.3 °C23 February 2003	13.5 °C14 January 2003	21.8 °C	675 mm	41
2002	30.4 °C12 February 2002	14.7 °C23 July 2002	21.6 °C	687 mm	3
2001	31.5 °C4 March 2001	15.1 °C3 February 2001	21.7 °C	637 mm	11
2000	31.7 °C29 February 2000	14.8 °C11 January 2000	22.0 °C	226 mm	26
1999	31.7 °C10 February 1999	15.3 °C16 December 1999	21.8 °C	358 mm	17
1998	30.9 °C31 March 1998	14.8 °C1 July 1998	21.4 °C	814 mm	3
1997	32.6 °C7 March 1997	15.8 °C16 July 1997	21.9 °C	831 mm	31
1996	32.3 °C22 February 1996	14.3 °C2 July 1996	21.7 °C	501 mm	10
1995	30.9 °C1 March 1995	14.1 °C16 November 1995	21.5 °C	571 mm	7
1994	31.6 °C8 March 1994	14.1 °C31 December 1994	21.6 °C	695 mm	20
1993	30.4 °C22 March 1993	13.8 °C26 July 1993	21.1 °C	513 mm	4
1992	32.6 °C28 March 1992	14.1 °C1 August 1992	21.3 °C	489 mm	16
1991	31.5 °C23 March 1991	14.1 °C5 August 1991	21.3 °C	488 mm	18
1990	30.1 °C11 February 1990	13.6 °C10 July 1990	21.0 °C	689 mm	1
1989	29.8 °C26 February 1989	13.3 °C21 June 1989	20.8 °C	714 mm	0
1988	32.5 °C17 March 1988	14.3 °C13 December 1988	21.6 °C	770 mm	28
1987	32.5 °C5 March 1987	13.8 °C13 July 1987	22.0 °C	514 mm	31
1986	31.6 °C14 March 1986	13.3 °C14 August 1986	21.1 °C	696 mm	10
1985	32.5 °C16 February 1985	14.1 °C6 August 1985	21.0 °C	698 mm	7
1984	31.5 °C12 March 1984	13.7 °C19 January 1984	21.3 °C	513 mm	14
1983	30.8 °C8 March 1983	14.0 °C17 December 1983	21.5 °C	739 mm	12
1982	32.4 °C3 March 1982	14.0 °C19 July 1982	21.2 °C	784 mm	13
1981	32.2 °C27 February 1981	13.9 °C19 June 1981	21.1 °C	920 mm	15
1980	31.8 °C10 March 1980	13.0 °C17 February 1980	21.4 °C	532 mm	11
1979	29.9 °C4 March 1979	13.9 °C24 August 1979	20.5 °C	982 mm	0
1978	29.4 °C28 September 1978	13.0 °C4 February 1978	20.5 °C	699 mm	0
1977	30.1 °C6 March 1977	13.7 °C26 August 1977	20.9 °C	1,364 mm	1
1976	30.6 °C22 March 1976	13.8 °C8 October 1976	21.0 °C	662 mm	4
1975	31.8 °C12 March 1975	13.8 °C17 December 1975	21.2 °C	518 mm	14
1974	30.9 °C27 February 1974	13.2 °C30 July 1974	21.0 °C	650 mm	1
1973	32.4 °C17 March 1973	13.7 °C2 July 1973	21.7 °C	668 mm	39
1972	31.4 °C22 September 1972	13.6 °C28 July 1972	21.4 °C	655 mm	8
1971	32.0 °C13 February 1971	14.1 °C9 September 1971	21.1 °C	575 mm	21
1970	31.2 °C26 February 1970	12.5 °C18 September 1970	21.2 °C	605 mm	10
1969	31.1 °C26 September 1969	12.9 °C22 August 1969	21.0 °C	464 mm	4
1968	32.0 °C29 January 1968	11.9 °C15 January 1968	20.5 °C	869 mm	8
1967	31.8 °C26 March 1967	13.9 °C9 December 1967	21.2 °C	836 mm	20
1966	31.2 °C26 September 1966	14.4 °C29 July 1966	21.4 °C	611 mm	7
1965	30.7 °C22 March 1965	13.3 °C7 June 1965	21.1 °C	591 mm	8
1964	29.6 °C24 February 1964	12.7 °C31 August 1964	20.4 °C	838 mm	0
1963	29.4 °C23 March 1963	12.2 °C28 July 1963	20.6 °C	1,057 mm	0
1962	29.7 °C5 April 1962	13.1 °C21 January 1962	20.9 °C	588 mm	0
1961	31.1 °C28 February 1961	13.2 °C5 January 1961	21.4 °C	773 mm	12
1960	31.1 °C21 February 1960	12.9 °C20 January 1960	21.3 °C	511 mm	11
1959	32.2 °C16 March 1959	13.0 °C10 August 1959	21.3 °C	790 mm	19
1958	30.9 °C14 March 1958	13.5 °C6 January 1958	21.0 °C	758 mm	2
1957	29.8 °C11 February 1957	13.0 °C9 January 1957	20.8 °C	911 mm	0
1956	30.8 °C23 September 1956	14.2 °C15 July 1956	21.0 °C	550 mm	10
1955	30.2 °C7 March 1955	14.4 °C21 July 1955	20.9 °C	639 mm	1
1954	29.8 °C16 March 1954	13.7 °C12 January 1954	20.7 °C	714 mm	0
1953	29.7 °C10 October 1953	14.1 °C11 August 1953	20.0 °C	997 mm	0
1952	29.7 °C14 September 1952	14.2 °C1 September 1952	20.4 °C	820 mm	0
1951	30.2 °C7 September 1951	14.4 °C16 July 1951	20.5 °C	1,332 mm	1
1950	29.4 °C21 February 1950	13.3 °C19 August 1950	20.2 °C	974 mm	0
1949	32.2 °C8 February 1949	13.5 °C31 July 1949	21.1 °C	597 mm	7
1948	29.7 °C24 September 1948	13.1 °C2 January 1948	20.8 °C	598 mm	0
1947	29.2 °C27 September 1947	13.8 °C24 July 1947	20.4 °C	992 mm	0
1946	32.5 °C21 February 1946	14.3 °C4 August 1946	21.8 °C	348 mm	42
1945	30.1 °C6 February 1945	14.1 °C2 January 1945	21.3 °C	425 mm	2
1944	32.4 °C21 February 1944	13.4 °C11 July 1944	21.5 °C	453 mm	25
1943	30.8 °C22 March 1943	13.4 °C26 July 1943	21.4 °C	345 mm	9
1942	30.7 °C12 September 1942	13.9 °C6 January 1942	21.4 °C	304 mm	6
1941	32.9 °C26 March 1941	13.3 °C10 December 1941	21.3 °C	979 mm	19
1940	29.1 °C25 February 1940	14.4 °C10 December 1940	20.8 °C	937 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

36 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

668 mm

-0 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.5 °C	+1.7 °C	25 mm	-9 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+2.0 °C	4 mm	-26 mm
Mar	29.0 °C	+0.9 °C	65 mm	+9 mm
Apr	27.2 °C	+0.6 °C	165 mm	+25 mm
May	27.6 °C	+1.7 °C	35 mm	-52 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+1.7 °C	9 mm	-15 mm
Jul	25.4 °C	+0.5 °C	10 mm	-9 mm
Aug	25.3 °C	-0.3 °C	30 mm	+10 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.2 °C	49 mm	+30 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+0.7 °C	210 mm	+139 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	+1.1 °C	31 mm	-84 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+1.8 °C	34 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.0 °C

7 Jan 2025

Wettest day

125.3 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

20 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

9 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.5 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.9 °C

7 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

7 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chuka?

Chuka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chuka?

The hottest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2025, reaching 33.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chuka?

The coldest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 11.9 °C.

Does it snow in Chuka?

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

Has the climate of Chuka warmed?

Yes: Chuka warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chuka?

The wettest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2018, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chuka?

The windiest day measured in Chuka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chuka?

The warmest month in Chuka is March (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Chuka?

Chuka receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chuka?

Chuka gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chuka?

Yes: Chuka has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chuka?

In Chuka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 20 April 2019, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 2 January 2012.

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