Iten climate — normals and trends
Iten (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,507 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Iten averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Iten has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 25 March 2019) and the coldest 7.2 °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
ItenElegeyo-Marakwet
- coords
- 0.67°, 35.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,507mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
32.1 °C
25 March 2019
Coldest day
7.2 °C
15 January 1968
Wettest day
66 mm
11 July 1957
Windiest day
24.7 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
30 January 1980
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.0 °C
15 January 1968
Sunniest day
11.9 h
11 May 1943
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 | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 71 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 127 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 187 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 367 mm | +100 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 451 mm | +144 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 224 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 110 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Iten?
Iten has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Iten?
The hottest day measured in Iten between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2019, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Iten?
The coldest day measured in Iten between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Iten?
Almost never: Iten sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Iten warmed?
Yes: Iten warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Iten?
The wettest day measured in Iten between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1957, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Iten?
The windiest day measured in Iten between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Iten?
The warmest month in Iten is March (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Iten?
Iten receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Iten?
Iten gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Iten?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Iten.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Iten?
In Iten, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 15 January 1968.
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