Kajiado climate — normals and trends
Kajiado (Kenya) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 696 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kajiado averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Kajiado has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 12 August 1964).
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
KajiadoKajiado County
- coords
- -1.85°, 36.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
696mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
33.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
7.0 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
69 mm
9 April 1992
Windiest day
27.0 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
18 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.7 °C
12 August 1964
Sunniest day
12.1 h
19 December 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 115 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 95 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -71 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 112 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kajiado?
Kajiado has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 696 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kajiado?
The hottest day measured in Kajiado between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kajiado?
The coldest day measured in Kajiado between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kajiado?
Almost never: Kajiado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kajiado warmed?
Yes: Kajiado warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kajiado?
The wettest day measured in Kajiado between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1992, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kajiado?
The windiest day measured in Kajiado between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kajiado?
The warmest month in Kajiado is March (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kajiado?
Kajiado receives on average 696 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kajiado?
Kajiado gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kajiado?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kajiado.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kajiado?
In Kajiado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 12 August 1964.
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