Kakamega climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kakamega?

Kakamega has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,876 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1946, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kakamega?

The coldest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1964, at 10.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kakamega?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kakamega warmed?

Yes: Kakamega warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kakamega?

The wettest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1957, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kakamega?

The windiest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1997, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kakamega?

The warmest month in Kakamega is February (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kakamega?

Kakamega receives on average 1,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kakamega?

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

Kakamega (Kenya) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,876 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 February (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Kakamega averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 267 rainy days per year.

Kakamega has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 31 March 1946) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 31 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

KakamegaKakamega County

coords: 0.28°, 34.75°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.9°C

Average daily high

25.9°C

Average daily low

15.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,876mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

267 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

27.5 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

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

35.0 °C

31 March 1946

Coldest day

10.1 °C

31 August 1964

Wettest day

106 mm

27 March 1957

Windiest day

25.6 km/h

15 March 1997

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

15 March 1997

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

7.4 °C

2 January 2012

Sunniest day

11.9 h

23 February 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.0 °C5 March 2025	13.6 °C23 November 2025	21.2 °C	1,705 mm	52
2024	32.8 °C17 March 2024	13.8 °C7 December 2024	21.5 °C	1,959 mm	22
2023	34.2 °C19 February 2023	13.2 °C15 January 2023	21.3 °C	1,839 mm	49
2022	33.2 °C11 March 2022	12.9 °C3 August 2022	20.9 °C	1,783 mm	31
2021	32.2 °C11 March 2021	13.2 °C28 January 2021	20.8 °C	1,715 mm	18
2020	30.3 °C24 February 2020	13.1 °C7 February 2020	20.5 °C	2,161 mm	4
2019	34.6 °C24 March 2019	13.3 °C1 January 2019	20.9 °C	1,887 mm	56
2018	33.1 °C10 February 2018	12.3 °C8 August 2018	20.6 °C	1,831 mm	22
2017	33.5 °C12 February 2017	13.9 °C3 January 2017	21.3 °C	1,346 mm	55
2016	33.6 °C16 March 2016	13.9 °C16 June 2016	21.3 °C	1,325 mm	50
2015	34.3 °C19 March 2015	12.8 °C1 January 2015	21.0 °C	1,615 mm	55
2014	33.2 °C4 March 2014	12.0 °C12 January 2014	20.7 °C	1,291 mm	27
2013	32.9 °C28 February 2013	11.6 °C16 July 2013	20.4 °C	1,461 mm	35
2012	34.1 °C14 February 2012	10.4 °C2 January 2012	20.5 °C	1,612 mm	62
2011	33.5 °C26 February 2011	11.8 °C7 February 2011	20.5 °C	1,909 mm	39
2010	33.2 °C2 February 2010	13.5 °C29 December 2010	20.7 °C	1,819 mm	30
2009	33.0 °C26 March 2009	12.3 °C11 January 2009	21.0 °C	1,603 mm	49
2008	32.5 °C25 February 2008	13.0 °C14 December 2008	20.4 °C	1,568 mm	51
2007	32.2 °C5 March 2007	12.8 °C18 December 2007	20.5 °C	1,564 mm	38
2006	33.5 °C27 January 2006	13.9 °C8 June 2006	20.6 °C	1,885 mm	35
2005	34.9 °C23 February 2005	12.2 °C13 July 2005	21.1 °C	1,372 mm	69
2004	32.5 °C22 March 2004	12.4 °C4 July 2004	20.6 °C	1,564 mm	28
2003	34.1 °C8 March 2003	11.9 °C14 January 2003	20.7 °C	1,431 mm	53
2002	32.5 °C21 February 2002	13.0 °C9 June 2002	20.7 °C	1,648 mm	28
2001	32.0 °C27 February 2001	12.4 °C20 July 2001	20.0 °C	1,620 mm	18
2000	32.8 °C24 March 2000	11.2 °C27 January 2000	20.4 °C	1,344 mm	39
1999	33.3 °C26 February 1999	12.8 °C19 August 1999	20.1 °C	1,530 mm	24
1998	32.3 °C13 March 1998	13.8 °C31 January 1998	20.5 °C	1,647 mm	22
1997	34.3 °C13 March 1997	13.1 °C10 December 1997	20.7 °C	2,155 mm	53
1996	30.8 °C12 March 1996	12.7 °C11 December 1996	20.4 °C	1,671 mm	12
1995	32.5 °C22 February 1995	12.5 °C21 December 1995	20.5 °C	1,876 mm	18
1994	32.3 °C1 February 1994	12.0 °C4 July 1994	20.2 °C	1,952 mm	25
1993	31.4 °C16 March 1993	12.4 °C22 January 1993	20.3 °C	1,478 mm	20
1992	33.2 °C15 March 1992	12.5 °C21 November 1992	20.1 °C	1,711 mm	26
1991	32.4 °C20 March 1991	12.4 °C28 November 1991	20.1 °C	1,976 mm	25
1990	30.8 °C31 January 1990	11.7 °C8 January 1990	20.0 °C	2,095 mm	8
1989	31.7 °C28 February 1989	11.7 °C2 July 1989	19.7 °C	2,028 mm	15
1988	32.3 °C2 March 1988	11.9 °C19 July 1988	20.0 °C	2,046 mm	15
1987	31.6 °C22 March 1987	12.2 °C4 August 1987	20.4 °C	1,864 mm	13
1986	31.1 °C14 March 1986	11.6 °C5 August 1986	19.7 °C	2,169 mm	8
1985	33.7 °C16 March 1985	11.7 °C9 July 1985	19.6 °C	2,101 mm	20
1984	32.5 °C21 February 1984	11.4 °C18 December 1984	19.8 °C	1,718 mm	32
1983	31.7 °C25 February 1983	11.6 °C3 December 1983	20.1 °C	1,855 mm	22
1982	32.2 °C22 February 1982	12.1 °C7 September 1982	19.7 °C	1,898 mm	20
1981	33.4 °C1 March 1981	11.5 °C8 December 1981	19.9 °C	1,766 mm	29
1980	32.8 °C22 February 1980	11.3 °C24 July 1980	20.0 °C	1,546 mm	28
1979	31.3 °C7 March 1979	11.4 °C3 March 1979	19.7 °C	2,186 mm	6
1978	31.5 °C4 February 1978	10.4 °C9 September 1978	19.5 °C	2,355 mm	10
1977	31.1 °C15 March 1977	11.3 °C14 July 1977	19.6 °C	2,184 mm	13
1976	32.1 °C30 January 1976	11.4 °C25 July 1976	19.4 °C	2,044 mm	19
1975	32.0 °C9 February 1975	11.7 °C18 December 1975	19.2 °C	2,169 mm	18
1974	32.6 °C16 March 1974	11.1 °C20 July 1974	19.4 °C	2,061 mm	18
1973	32.6 °C15 March 1973	11.8 °C2 July 1973	19.8 °C	1,969 mm	25
1972	31.4 °C31 March 1972	12.1 °C2 September 1972	19.3 °C	2,582 mm	6
1971	31.8 °C7 March 1971	11.3 °C10 July 1971	19.0 °C	2,260 mm	19
1970	31.2 °C8 February 1970	11.5 °C28 June 1970	19.3 °C	1,962 mm	4
1969	30.7 °C1 October 1969	11.3 °C1 November 1969	19.6 °C	1,733 mm	6
1968	29.7 °C21 January 1968	11.0 °C14 January 1968	18.9 °C	2,390 mm	0
1967	32.0 °C10 March 1967	11.5 °C17 September 1967	19.2 °C	2,006 mm	25
1966	30.5 °C23 December 1966	10.6 °C24 December 1966	19.7 °C	2,094 mm	4
1965	32.3 °C14 February 1965	10.5 °C6 August 1965	19.5 °C	1,931 mm	16
1964	29.6 °C7 March 1964	10.1 °C31 August 1964	19.0 °C	2,538 mm	0
1963	30.4 °C23 March 1963	11.3 °C9 July 1963	18.8 °C	2,361 mm	2
1962	29.5 °C26 February 1962	11.5 °C2 July 1962	18.5 °C	2,255 mm	0
1961	33.5 °C21 January 1961	11.2 °C2 January 1961	19.6 °C	2,539 mm	29
1960	31.5 °C12 December 1960	11.5 °C10 September 1960	19.6 °C	2,323 mm	16
1959	31.6 °C17 March 1959	11.7 °C10 June 1959	19.8 °C	2,212 mm	17
1958	32.9 °C3 March 1958	11.3 °C22 September 1958	19.8 °C	2,013 mm	32
1957	31.3 °C18 January 1957	11.3 °C19 July 1957	19.5 °C	2,306 mm	3
1956	30.4 °C12 March 1956	11.8 °C20 January 1956	18.7 °C	1,991 mm	3
1955	28.7 °C14 January 1955	12.3 °C14 December 1955	18.8 °C	1,924 mm	0
1954	28.2 °C18 November 1954	11.4 °C2 July 1954	18.7 °C	1,573 mm	0
1953	28.4 °C16 February 1953	10.7 °C12 August 1953	18.6 °C	3,088 mm	0
1952	28.6 °C23 January 1952	12.7 °C10 July 1952	18.8 °C	2,340 mm	0
1951	29.4 °C2 March 1951	11.0 °C4 July 1951	18.7 °C	2,647 mm	0
1950	30.5 °C28 February 1950	11.3 °C31 January 1950	18.6 °C	1,919 mm	4
1949	30.4 °C23 March 1949	11.7 °C31 July 1949	18.9 °C	1,689 mm	1
1948	28.4 °C11 April 1948	11.6 °C3 January 1948	19.0 °C	2,127 mm	0
1947	28.4 °C6 October 1947	10.4 °C26 July 1947	18.9 °C	2,088 mm	0
1946	35.0 °C31 March 1946	12.0 °C22 November 1946	19.8 °C	1,312 mm	54
1945	30.1 °C19 March 1945	11.8 °C6 December 1945	19.4 °C	1,281 mm	2
1944	31.4 °C24 March 1944	12.0 °C8 January 1944	19.8 °C	1,461 mm	27
1943	32.7 °C22 February 1943	10.3 °C27 July 1943	19.9 °C	1,002 mm	40
1942	31.4 °C8 February 1942	12.0 °C12 January 1942	19.7 °C	1,004 mm	19
1941	31.3 °C26 March 1941	11.6 °C20 December 1941	19.4 °C	1,469 mm	11
1940	28.9 °C23 February 1940	11.6 °C11 January 1940	18.6 °C	1,987 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

27.2 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1705 mm

-171 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+0.9 °C	84 mm	-20 mm
Feb	31.3 °C	+3.2 °C	23 mm	-83 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+1.0 °C	254 mm	+65 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+0.9 °C	227 mm	-28 mm
May	26.2 °C	+1.4 °C	192 mm	-29 mm
Jun	25.8 °C	+1.2 °C	90 mm	-31 mm
Jul	25.1 °C	+0.8 °C	141 mm	+36 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	+0.7 °C	138 mm	+22 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+1.8 °C	82 mm	-39 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+0.6 °C	199 mm	+27 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	+2.4 °C	106 mm	-105 mm
Dec	27.8 °C	+1.2 °C	168 mm	+14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.0 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.6 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

46.8 mm

1 Nov 2025

Windiest day

21.9 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

43.2 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

23 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kakamega?

Kakamega has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,876 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakamega?

The hottest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1946, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kakamega?

The coldest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1964, at 10.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kakamega?

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

Has the climate of Kakamega warmed?

Yes: Kakamega warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kakamega?

The wettest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1957, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kakamega?

The windiest day measured in Kakamega between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1997, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kakamega?

The warmest month in Kakamega is February (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Kakamega?

Kakamega receives on average 1,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kakamega?

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

Are there tropical nights in Kakamega?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakamega?

In Kakamega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 2 January 2012.

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