Embu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Embu?

Embu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,384 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 32.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Embu?

The coldest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 9.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Embu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Embu warmed?

Yes: Embu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Embu?

The wettest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2025, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Embu?

The windiest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1997, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Embu?

The warmest month in Embu is March (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Embu?

Embu receives on average 1,384 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Embu?

Embu gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Embu (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,384 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Embu averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.

Embu has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 1 March 2019) and the coldest 9.4 °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

EmbuEmbu County

coords: -0.54°, 37.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

24.4°C

Average daily low

15.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,384mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

11.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

2 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

200 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.5 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

30.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

32.0 °C

1 March 2019

Coldest day

9.4 °C

15 January 1968

Wettest day

123 mm

29 October 2025

Windiest day

21.1 km/h

4 February 1997

Strongest gust

64.4 km/h

2 March 1995

Hottest feels-like

33.8 °C

20 April 2019

Coldest feels-like

7.0 °C

15 January 1968

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.6 °C14 March 2025	12.8 °C6 September 2025	20.3 °C	1,514 mm	8
2024	30.8 °C22 March 2024	11.4 °C28 June 2024	20.5 °C	1,770 mm	6
2023	30.2 °C3 February 2023	11.3 °C28 January 2023	20.3 °C	1,080 mm	1
2022	30.5 °C23 March 2022	12.0 °C29 June 2022	20.1 °C	736 mm	4
2021	30.1 °C27 February 2021	12.7 °C28 August 2021	20.3 °C	1,180 mm	1
2020	29.7 °C7 March 2020	12.0 °C11 July 2020	20.4 °C	1,504 mm	0
2019	32.0 °C1 March 2019	13.5 °C20 December 2019	20.8 °C	1,804 mm	12
2018	30.0 °C26 February 2018	11.7 °C17 July 2018	20.0 °C	1,856 mm	1
2017	30.5 °C7 March 2017	13.6 °C17 January 2017	20.6 °C	1,145 mm	7
2016	31.3 °C20 March 2016	13.1 °C24 July 2016	20.2 °C	1,218 mm	5
2015	30.4 °C7 March 2015	12.3 °C15 January 2015	20.6 °C	1,669 mm	4
2014	29.4 °C4 March 2014	12.7 °C29 June 2014	20.3 °C	1,400 mm	0
2013	30.3 °C7 March 2013	11.4 °C5 July 2013	19.9 °C	1,472 mm	2
2012	30.8 °C15 March 2012	10.4 °C2 January 2012	20.2 °C	1,471 mm	2
2011	31.5 °C11 February 2011	12.8 °C17 July 2011	20.3 °C	1,363 mm	5
2010	29.3 °C10 February 2010	12.5 °C12 August 2010	20.2 °C	1,112 mm	0
2009	31.2 °C22 March 2009	12.2 °C10 July 2009	20.7 °C	913 mm	6
2008	29.6 °C2 March 2008	11.5 °C9 July 2008	20.1 °C	1,004 mm	0
2007	30.5 °C24 February 2007	12.8 °C23 July 2007	20.0 °C	1,047 mm	2
2006	30.7 °C18 February 2006	12.8 °C4 September 2006	20.0 °C	1,689 mm	2
2005	31.0 °C22 February 2005	11.0 °C30 August 2005	20.0 °C	1,302 mm	8
2004	29.7 °C5 March 2004	11.6 °C6 July 2004	19.9 °C	1,325 mm	0
2003	30.6 °C23 February 2003	11.6 °C14 January 2003	19.9 °C	1,367 mm	3
2002	28.6 °C30 January 2002	11.6 °C8 July 2002	19.7 °C	1,387 mm	0
2001	30.7 °C4 March 2001	12.0 °C7 August 2001	19.7 °C	1,533 mm	1
2000	30.3 °C15 February 2000	12.3 °C27 January 2000	19.9 °C	713 mm	3
1999	30.5 °C10 February 1999	11.8 °C5 July 1999	19.7 °C	995 mm	1
1998	29.5 °C23 February 1998	11.8 °C22 June 1998	19.6 °C	1,673 mm	0
1997	30.8 °C7 March 1997	12.9 °C21 May 1997	20.0 °C	1,628 mm	4
1996	30.2 °C22 February 1996	11.7 °C2 July 1996	19.8 °C	1,120 mm	1
1995	29.4 °C25 February 1995	11.1 °C23 July 1995	19.6 °C	1,379 mm	0
1994	30.1 °C8 March 1994	11.6 °C31 December 1994	19.7 °C	1,596 mm	1
1993	29.1 °C11 March 1993	11.7 °C5 July 1993	19.3 °C	1,083 mm	0
1992	31.2 °C28 March 1992	11.7 °C12 August 1992	19.4 °C	997 mm	3
1991	30.3 °C23 March 1991	11.1 °C27 June 1991	19.6 °C	1,237 mm	2
1990	29.1 °C11 February 1990	11.7 °C12 July 1990	19.2 °C	1,551 mm	0
1989	28.9 °C26 February 1989	10.1 °C21 June 1989	18.9 °C	1,697 mm	0
1988	30.6 °C2 March 1988	12.1 °C19 July 1988	19.6 °C	1,605 mm	1
1987	30.9 °C14 March 1987	9.9 °C13 July 1987	20.1 °C	1,196 mm	2
1986	30.6 °C14 March 1986	10.5 °C14 August 1986	19.2 °C	1,423 mm	1
1985	29.0 °C17 March 1985	10.0 °C6 August 1985	19.0 °C	1,532 mm	0
1984	30.1 °C12 March 1984	11.2 °C19 January 1984	19.3 °C	1,204 mm	1
1983	29.4 °C10 March 1983	11.5 °C5 July 1983	19.7 °C	1,556 mm	0
1982	31.0 °C3 March 1982	11.3 °C20 July 1982	19.4 °C	1,650 mm	2
1981	30.5 °C27 February 1981	11.3 °C13 June 1981	19.4 °C	1,684 mm	1
1980	29.9 °C10 March 1980	11.0 °C19 September 1980	19.4 °C	1,274 mm	0
1979	29.2 °C4 March 1979	11.6 °C24 August 1979	18.8 °C	1,661 mm	0
1978	27.3 °C19 March 1978	10.8 °C5 February 1978	18.8 °C	1,564 mm	0
1977	28.0 °C11 February 1977	10.8 °C30 September 1977	19.1 °C	2,220 mm	0
1976	29.3 °C22 March 1976	11.2 °C19 August 1976	19.1 °C	1,265 mm	0
1975	30.3 °C12 March 1975	11.6 °C27 December 1975	19.2 °C	1,252 mm	1
1974	29.7 °C27 February 1974	12.0 °C30 July 1974	19.2 °C	1,318 mm	0
1973	30.6 °C2 March 1973	11.0 °C2 July 1973	19.6 °C	1,504 mm	5
1972	29.3 °C13 March 1972	11.7 °C28 July 1972	19.4 °C	1,732 mm	0
1971	30.1 °C1 March 1971	11.4 °C18 February 1971	19.1 °C	1,563 mm	1
1970	29.5 °C26 February 1970	10.0 °C18 September 1970	19.2 °C	1,354 mm	0
1969	28.5 °C19 March 1969	9.8 °C23 August 1969	19.1 °C	1,092 mm	0
1968	30.6 °C29 January 1968	9.4 °C15 January 1968	18.7 °C	1,677 mm	1
1967	30.6 °C20 February 1967	11.7 °C27 August 1967	19.4 °C	1,471 mm	5
1966	28.5 °C1 March 1966	11.7 °C24 December 1966	19.5 °C	1,526 mm	0
1965	29.2 °C22 March 1965	11.1 °C9 June 1965	19.2 °C	1,497 mm	0
1964	27.9 °C14 March 1964	10.4 °C12 August 1964	18.7 °C	1,777 mm	0
1963	27.9 °C23 March 1963	10.2 °C28 July 1963	18.8 °C	1,847 mm	0
1962	27.5 °C25 February 1962	11.0 °C21 January 1962	18.9 °C	1,355 mm	0
1961	29.9 °C28 February 1961	11.5 °C2 January 1961	19.6 °C	1,578 mm	0
1960	29.7 °C21 February 1960	10.2 °C20 January 1960	19.4 °C	1,164 mm	0
1959	30.5 °C16 March 1959	9.9 °C10 August 1959	19.5 °C	1,556 mm	3
1958	29.3 °C4 February 1958	11.2 °C25 September 1958	19.3 °C	1,321 mm	0
1957	28.1 °C16 March 1957	11.1 °C15 February 1957	18.9 °C	1,589 mm	0
1956	28.8 °C23 September 1956	11.4 °C10 July 1956	19.0 °C	1,254 mm	0
1955	27.9 °C3 March 1955	11.5 °C15 July 1955	18.9 °C	1,204 mm	0
1954	27.6 °C26 December 1954	11.0 °C23 June 1954	18.7 °C	1,407 mm	0
1953	27.2 °C10 October 1953	10.6 °C12 August 1953	18.4 °C	1,531 mm	0
1952	27.9 °C24 March 1952	11.7 °C15 June 1952	18.6 °C	1,212 mm	0
1951	27.7 °C27 February 1951	10.6 °C3 July 1951	18.7 °C	1,952 mm	0
1950	27.4 °C27 January 1950	10.5 °C2 June 1950	18.5 °C	1,478 mm	0
1949	29.0 °C8 February 1949	10.7 °C31 July 1949	19.1 °C	1,220 mm	0
1948	27.2 °C23 September 1948	11.6 °C23 May 1948	19.0 °C	1,306 mm	0
1947	27.0 °C2 February 1947	11.2 °C18 September 1947	18.7 °C	1,511 mm	0
1946	31.4 °C21 February 1946	11.8 °C9 January 1946	19.8 °C	924 mm	9
1945	28.2 °C6 February 1945	11.2 °C31 July 1945	19.2 °C	1,007 mm	0
1944	30.5 °C22 February 1944	9.7 °C6 July 1944	19.4 °C	1,109 mm	5
1943	29.2 °C22 March 1943	11.2 °C26 July 1943	19.5 °C	638 mm	0
1942	29.2 °C30 January 1942	10.6 °C4 August 1942	19.5 °C	685 mm	0
1941	31.8 °C26 March 1941	11.7 °C10 December 1941	19.5 °C	1,436 mm	5
1940	27.3 °C2 January 1940	11.7 °C29 November 1940	19.0 °C	1,586 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

25.3 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1514 mm

+130 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.5 °C	+0.9 °C	181 mm	+100 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+1.8 °C	3 mm	-72 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	+0.7 °C	160 mm	+50 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	+0.6 °C	350 mm	+97 mm
May	25.0 °C	+1.4 °C	130 mm	-88 mm
Jun	23.9 °C	+1.2 °C	52 mm	-22 mm
Jul	22.4 °C	+0.3 °C	40 mm	-15 mm
Aug	22.6 °C	-0.2 °C	77 mm	+22 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	+1.3 °C	80 mm	+26 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+0.7 °C	275 mm	+129 mm
Nov	24.6 °C	+1.0 °C	72 mm	-99 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+1.4 °C	96 mm	+4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.6 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.8 °C

6 Sep 2025

Wettest day

123.0 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

18.0 km/h

22 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

9 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

32.0 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

7 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

7 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Embu?

Embu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,384 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Embu?

The hottest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 32.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Embu?

The coldest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 9.4 °C.

Does it snow in Embu?

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

Has the climate of Embu warmed?

Yes: Embu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Embu?

The wettest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2025, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Embu?

The windiest day measured in Embu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1997, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Embu?

The warmest month in Embu is March (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Embu?

Embu receives on average 1,384 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Embu?

Embu gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Embu?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Embu.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Embu?

In Embu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 20 April 2019, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 15 January 1968.

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