Gilgil climate — normals and trends
Gilgil (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,066 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gilgil averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Gilgil 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 31.3 °C (on 29 March 2016) and the coldest 3.3 °C (on 2 January 2012).
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
GilgilNakuru County
- coords
- -0.50°, 36.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,066mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
31.3 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest day
3.3 °C
2 January 2012
Wettest day
76 mm
19 November 2016
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
9 July 2005
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
29 April 2022
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
6 March 2003
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 December 2008
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 | 24.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 218 mm | +122 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 162 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 150 mm | +85 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 150 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 23.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 71 mm | -85 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gilgil?
Gilgil has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,066 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gilgil?
The hottest day measured in Gilgil between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gilgil?
The coldest day measured in Gilgil between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Gilgil?
Almost never: Gilgil sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gilgil warmed?
Yes: Gilgil warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gilgil?
The wettest day measured in Gilgil between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2016, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gilgil?
The windiest day measured in Gilgil between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2005, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gilgil?
The warmest month in Gilgil is March (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gilgil?
Gilgil receives on average 1,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gilgil?
Gilgil gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gilgil?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gilgil.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gilgil?
In Gilgil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 6 March 2003, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 2 January 2012.
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