Garissa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Garissa?

Garissa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2016, reaching 40.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Garissa?

The coldest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1969, at 17.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Garissa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Garissa warmed?

Yes: Garissa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Garissa?

The wettest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1981, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Garissa?

The windiest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Garissa?

The warmest month in Garissa is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Garissa?

Garissa receives on average 276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Garissa?

Garissa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Garissa (Kenya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 276 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Garissa averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.

Garissa has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 20 March 2016) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 22 August 1969).

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

GarissaGarissa County

coords: -0.45°, 39.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

27.6°C

Average daily high

33.1°C

Average daily low

23.3°C

Annual rainfall

276mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

21.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

339 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

54 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.7 °C

Average feels-like low

25.3 °C

Average peak gust

40.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

40.9 °C

20 March 2016

Coldest day

17.4 °C

22 August 1969

Wettest day

135 mm

25 March 1981

Windiest day

38.9 km/h

25 July 2021

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

24 July 2021

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

18 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

16.7 °C

4 August 1996

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 January 1960

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.4 °C27 February 2025	20.1 °C27 July 2025	28.5 °C	143 mm	358
2024	38.9 °C2 May 2024	20.4 °C23 July 2024	28.9 °C	187 mm	357
2023	36.9 °C21 January 2023	21.1 °C10 July 2023	28.0 °C	388 mm	347
2022	37.8 °C23 March 2022	19.6 °C19 August 2022	27.9 °C	110 mm	327
2021	38.1 °C6 March 2021	20.3 °C28 August 2021	28.5 °C	144 mm	357
2020	38.5 °C25 February 2020	20.8 °C2 August 2020	28.7 °C	304 mm	360
2019	39.1 °C21 April 2019	21.0 °C5 August 2019	28.9 °C	321 mm	360
2018	37.8 °C21 February 2018	20.6 °C17 September 2018	28.1 °C	277 mm	356
2017	39.4 °C8 March 2017	21.3 °C18 September 2017	28.7 °C	129 mm	365
2016	40.9 °C20 March 2016	20.5 °C15 July 2016	28.7 °C	121 mm	350
2015	38.4 °C28 February 2015	21.3 °C8 September 2015	28.6 °C	294 mm	356
2014	38.0 °C4 April 2014	21.4 °C25 January 2014	28.5 °C	165 mm	357
2013	38.4 °C7 March 2013	20.1 °C5 July 2013	28.3 °C	259 mm	344
2012	38.4 °C1 March 2012	20.3 °C2 January 2012	28.5 °C	151 mm	358
2011	38.0 °C28 March 2011	21.7 °C16 August 2011	28.4 °C	215 mm	353
2010	37.6 °C26 February 2010	20.4 °C16 August 2010	28.5 °C	168 mm	360
2009	38.0 °C10 March 2009	21.4 °C7 July 2009	28.4 °C	187 mm	359
2008	38.1 °C19 March 2008	20.2 °C9 July 2008	28.0 °C	166 mm	350
2007	39.7 °C24 February 2007	21.2 °C6 January 2007	28.2 °C	274 mm	355
2006	39.1 °C3 March 2006	21.2 °C20 August 2006	28.1 °C	333 mm	349
2005	38.7 °C3 April 2005	20.5 °C10 July 2005	28.4 °C	75 mm	352
2004	37.8 °C31 March 2004	20.1 °C5 July 2004	28.2 °C	192 mm	352
2003	37.8 °C22 March 2003	20.3 °C23 July 2003	28.1 °C	187 mm	346
2002	38.3 °C31 March 2002	19.9 °C13 July 2002	27.9 °C	241 mm	350
2001	38.3 °C24 March 2001	20.4 °C12 July 2001	28.1 °C	164 mm	348
2000	38.3 °C22 February 2000	19.6 °C16 September 2000	27.7 °C	169 mm	349
1999	37.5 °C4 March 1999	19.6 °C19 July 1999	27.5 °C	238 mm	334
1998	36.6 °C13 May 1998	19.8 °C27 July 1998	27.6 °C	360 mm	340
1997	37.6 °C16 March 1997	21.1 °C4 August 1997	27.5 °C	463 mm	324
1996	38.1 °C18 March 1996	19.0 °C4 August 1996	27.8 °C	185 mm	342
1995	37.4 °C5 March 1995	21.0 °C22 August 1995	27.8 °C	259 mm	350
1994	37.7 °C19 February 1994	20.3 °C11 September 1994	27.8 °C	209 mm	346
1993	37.2 °C30 April 1993	19.7 °C27 July 1993	27.4 °C	269 mm	327
1992	37.6 °C4 March 1992	19.3 °C7 October 1992	27.6 °C	243 mm	340
1991	37.9 °C22 March 1991	19.5 °C2 August 1991	27.6 °C	192 mm	315
1990	37.8 °C24 February 1990	19.6 °C27 June 1990	27.3 °C	381 mm	333
1989	38.1 °C25 February 1989	19.6 °C21 June 1989	27.3 °C	333 mm	329
1988	38.5 °C14 March 1988	20.2 °C30 September 1988	28.1 °C	240 mm	346
1987	38.5 °C14 March 1987	20.2 °C13 July 1987	28.4 °C	186 mm	355
1986	37.5 °C3 February 1986	19.5 °C18 July 1986	27.6 °C	310 mm	331
1985	37.8 °C16 February 1985	20.2 °C12 September 1985	27.5 °C	214 mm	350
1984	38.1 °C10 April 1984	19.9 °C30 June 1984	27.5 °C	238 mm	342
1983	39.2 °C25 March 1983	20.3 °C11 August 1983	28.2 °C	199 mm	353
1982	37.9 °C3 March 1982	19.8 °C5 August 1982	27.5 °C	389 mm	337
1981	37.1 °C24 February 1981	19.6 °C25 July 1981	27.5 °C	397 mm	329
1980	37.6 °C10 March 1980	19.3 °C16 August 1980	27.9 °C	212 mm	349
1979	37.3 °C5 March 1979	19.8 °C30 August 1979	26.9 °C	450 mm	321
1978	35.7 °C13 January 1978	19.6 °C29 August 1978	27.1 °C	485 mm	335
1977	38.2 °C25 February 1977	18.7 °C26 August 1977	27.5 °C	522 mm	342
1976	37.0 °C22 March 1976	19.4 °C5 September 1976	27.5 °C	326 mm	345
1975	38.7 °C20 March 1975	20.1 °C27 July 1975	27.5 °C	188 mm	333
1974	37.0 °C8 February 1974	19.5 °C23 September 1974	27.4 °C	283 mm	342
1973	38.7 °C21 February 1973	19.5 °C17 September 1973	27.9 °C	131 mm	358
1972	37.2 °C23 December 1972	19.3 °C15 August 1972	27.6 °C	240 mm	352
1971	37.6 °C26 January 1971	18.3 °C6 August 1971	27.1 °C	232 mm	336
1970	37.4 °C8 February 1970	17.6 °C18 September 1970	27.3 °C	195 mm	333
1969	36.6 °C19 March 1969	17.4 °C22 August 1969	27.3 °C	202 mm	350
1968	36.3 °C29 January 1968	18.2 °C10 September 1968	26.3 °C	533 mm	295
1967	37.7 °C26 March 1967	19.2 °C18 August 1967	27.0 °C	355 mm	344
1966	39.1 °C15 February 1966	19.4 °C18 August 1966	27.5 °C	195 mm	345
1965	37.7 °C24 March 1965	18.6 °C26 June 1965	27.0 °C	222 mm	319
1964	37.6 °C8 March 1964	18.5 °C12 August 1964	27.0 °C	226 mm	324
1963	37.3 °C19 February 1963	19.0 °C8 September 1963	26.9 °C	345 mm	304
1962	37.2 °C4 April 1962	19.4 °C26 July 1962	27.2 °C	195 mm	346
1961	37.2 °C1 April 1961	19.1 °C6 January 1961	27.2 °C	481 mm	317
1960	37.0 °C15 February 1960	19.3 °C9 September 1960	27.0 °C	432 mm	348
1959	37.5 °C16 February 1959	19.0 °C9 August 1959	27.6 °C	248 mm	340
1958	36.9 °C25 February 1958	19.6 °C9 September 1958	27.3 °C	251 mm	325
1957	38.0 °C15 March 1957	19.4 °C7 September 1957	26.9 °C	397 mm	315
1956	36.9 °C27 February 1956	19.7 °C9 July 1956	27.2 °C	232 mm	353
1955	37.2 °C20 February 1955	19.7 °C10 August 1955	27.5 °C	150 mm	356
1954	36.5 °C2 March 1954	18.4 °C12 January 1954	27.1 °C	171 mm	344
1953	34.8 °C9 October 1953	19.8 °C11 September 1953	25.7 °C	816 mm	239
1952	36.5 °C25 March 1952	18.9 °C1 September 1952	26.5 °C	452 mm	315
1951	37.0 °C26 February 1951	19.9 °C19 July 1951	26.4 °C	609 mm	286
1950	37.5 °C15 February 1950	19.4 °C16 October 1950	26.8 °C	340 mm	317
1949	38.4 °C12 March 1949	19.7 °C31 July 1949	27.3 °C	238 mm	353
1948	35.2 °C8 February 1948	19.2 °C20 August 1948	26.6 °C	407 mm	330
1947	36.2 °C5 February 1947	19.3 °C17 September 1947	26.0 °C	593 mm	249
1946	38.1 °C3 April 1946	19.0 °C4 August 1946	27.8 °C	149 mm	360
1945	37.8 °C19 January 1945	19.4 °C9 August 1945	27.2 °C	193 mm	347
1944	38.0 °C12 February 1944	18.8 °C5 July 1944	27.3 °C	221 mm	341
1943	37.9 °C25 January 1943	18.9 °C31 August 1943	27.5 °C	73 mm	343
1942	36.1 °C31 January 1942	19.0 °C3 August 1942	27.2 °C	192 mm	350
1941	40.8 °C27 March 1941	19.2 °C28 September 1941	27.1 °C	419 mm	324
1940	37.0 °C17 January 1940	19.9 °C19 September 1940	27.3 °C	442 mm	326

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

358 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

143 mm

-133 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.4 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-15 mm
Feb	36.5 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-8 mm
Mar	35.7 °C	+0.3 °C	39 mm	+5 mm
Apr	34.6 °C	+0.6 °C	56 mm	+7 mm
May	34.3 °C	+1.4 °C	11 mm	-7 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.4 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Jul	31.3 °C	+0.4 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+0.1 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Sep	33.3 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-1 mm
Oct	34.6 °C	+1.1 °C	12 mm	-4 mm
Nov	35.0 °C	+2.3 °C	5 mm	-66 mm
Dec	35.5 °C	+2.8 °C	3 mm	-45 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.4 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Wettest day

17.4 mm

23 Apr 2025

Windiest day

35.3 km/h

13 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

13 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

18 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Garissa?

Garissa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garissa?

The hottest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2016, reaching 40.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Garissa?

The coldest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1969, at 17.4 °C.

Does it snow in Garissa?

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

Has the climate of Garissa warmed?

Yes: Garissa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Garissa?

The wettest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1981, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Garissa?

The windiest day measured in Garissa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Garissa?

The warmest month in Garissa is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Garissa?

Garissa receives on average 276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Garissa?

Garissa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Garissa?

Yes: Garissa has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garissa?

In Garissa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 18 March 2016, and the lowest was 16.7 °C on 4 August 1996.

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