Eldama Ravine climate — normals and trends
Eldama Ravine (Kenya) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,265 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Eldama Ravine averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Eldama Ravine has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 15 April 2019) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 14 August 1977).
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
Eldama RavineBaringo
- coords
- 0.05°, 35.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,265mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
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
30.5 °C
15 April 2019
Coldest day
5.1 °C
14 August 1977
Wettest day
176 mm
6 August 2020
Windiest day
21.9 km/h
3 January 1957
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
12 September 1960
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
2.1 °C
15 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 97 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 129 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 278 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 162 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 109 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eldama Ravine?
Eldama Ravine has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,265 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eldama Ravine?
The hottest day measured in Eldama Ravine between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2019, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eldama Ravine?
The coldest day measured in Eldama Ravine between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1977, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Eldama Ravine?
Almost never: Eldama Ravine sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Eldama Ravine warmed?
Yes: Eldama Ravine warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eldama Ravine?
The wettest day measured in Eldama Ravine between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eldama Ravine?
The windiest day measured in Eldama Ravine between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1957, with winds reaching 21.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eldama Ravine?
The warmest month in Eldama Ravine is March (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Eldama Ravine?
Eldama Ravine receives on average 1,265 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eldama Ravine?
Eldama Ravine gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Eldama Ravine?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eldama Ravine.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eldama Ravine?
In Eldama Ravine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 15 January 1968.
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