Kapsabet climate — normals and trends
Kapsabet (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 2,478 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kapsabet averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 286 rainy days per year.
Kapsabet has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 31 March 1946) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 27 July 1943).
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
KapsabetNandi
- coords
- 0.20°, 35.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,478mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
286 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
31.6 °C
31 March 1946
Coldest day
7.5 °C
27 July 1943
Wettest day
88 mm
24 January 1958
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
17 February 1999
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
17 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
11.9 h
29 January 1940
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 | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -100 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 288 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 264 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 249 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 212 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 282 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 121 mm | -120 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 208 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kapsabet?
Kapsabet has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 2,478 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kapsabet?
The hottest day measured in Kapsabet between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1946, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kapsabet?
The coldest day measured in Kapsabet between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1943, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kapsabet?
Almost never: Kapsabet sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kapsabet warmed?
Yes: Kapsabet warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kapsabet?
The wettest day measured in Kapsabet between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1958, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kapsabet?
The windiest day measured in Kapsabet between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1999, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kapsabet?
The warmest month in Kapsabet is March (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kapsabet?
Kapsabet receives on average 2,478 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 286 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kapsabet?
Kapsabet gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kapsabet?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kapsabet.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kapsabet?
In Kapsabet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 2 January 2012.
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