Kericho climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kericho?

Kericho has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 2,081 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2000, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kericho?

The coldest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kericho?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kericho warmed?

Yes: Kericho warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kericho?

The wettest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2015, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kericho?

The windiest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kericho?

The warmest month in Kericho is February (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kericho?

Kericho receives on average 2,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kericho?

Kericho gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kericho (Kenya) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 2,081 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Kericho averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.

Kericho has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 24 March 2000) and the coldest 8.1 °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

KerichoKericho County

coords: -0.37°, 35.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

25.4°C

Average daily low

14.2°C

Annual rainfall

2,081mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

10.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

221 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

13.5 °C

Average peak gust

26.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

34.0 °C

24 March 2000

Coldest day

8.1 °C

15 January 1968

Wettest day

149 mm

4 April 2015

Windiest day

23.5 km/h

26 November 1942

Strongest gust

65.2 km/h

12 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

35.2 °C

5 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

3 January 2012

Sunniest day

11.9 h

1 December 1981

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C2 March 2025	12.1 °C15 January 2025	20.3 °C	2,152 mm	30
2024	32.8 °C17 March 2024	12.6 °C8 December 2024	20.4 °C	2,298 mm	17
2023	33.6 °C7 March 2023	12.6 °C14 January 2023	20.4 °C	2,375 mm	46
2022	32.0 °C12 March 2022	12.1 °C3 August 2022	20.1 °C	1,674 mm	30
2021	31.3 °C11 March 2021	11.7 °C1 February 2021	20.0 °C	1,460 mm	13
2020	29.6 °C30 December 2020	12.3 °C9 February 2020	19.5 °C	2,495 mm	0
2019	33.6 °C24 March 2019	12.5 °C14 July 2019	20.4 °C	2,279 mm	63
2018	33.2 °C23 February 2018	12.0 °C8 August 2018	20.0 °C	1,877 mm	29
2017	33.2 °C13 February 2017	13.5 °C8 July 2017	20.9 °C	1,432 mm	61
2016	33.1 °C20 March 2016	12.7 °C16 June 2016	20.6 °C	1,456 mm	43
2015	33.5 °C11 March 2015	12.1 °C5 January 2015	20.1 °C	2,542 mm	54
2014	33.1 °C4 March 2014	11.9 °C12 January 2014	20.2 °C	1,459 mm	24
2013	33.0 °C5 March 2013	11.4 °C15 July 2013	19.7 °C	1,905 mm	25
2012	32.9 °C26 March 2012	9.3 °C3 January 2012	19.8 °C	2,083 mm	54
2011	33.0 °C4 March 2011	11.9 °C10 December 2011	19.8 °C	2,017 mm	33
2010	31.6 °C2 February 2010	11.9 °C16 January 2010	19.8 °C	2,169 mm	10
2009	33.5 °C21 March 2009	12.1 °C11 January 2009	20.4 °C	1,614 mm	52
2008	32.6 °C12 January 2008	11.7 °C8 July 2008	19.8 °C	1,710 mm	37
2007	30.2 °C6 March 2007	11.4 °C20 February 2007	19.5 °C	1,819 mm	2
2006	32.7 °C3 February 2006	12.0 °C22 June 2006	19.9 °C	2,396 mm	36
2005	33.8 °C23 February 2005	11.0 °C13 July 2005	20.6 °C	1,314 mm	60
2004	31.3 °C23 March 2004	11.5 °C4 July 2004	19.9 °C	1,864 mm	20
2003	33.3 °C19 March 2003	11.1 °C14 January 2003	19.8 °C	1,430 mm	32
2002	31.6 °C27 February 2002	11.7 °C9 July 2002	19.7 °C	1,795 mm	10
2001	31.3 °C26 February 2001	11.2 °C22 July 2001	19.2 °C	1,975 mm	7
2000	34.0 °C24 March 2000	11.0 °C27 January 2000	19.7 °C	1,074 mm	29
1999	31.9 °C9 February 1999	11.9 °C6 July 1999	19.3 °C	1,710 mm	19
1998	31.4 °C5 March 1998	12.3 °C22 June 1998	19.7 °C	1,773 mm	10
1997	33.4 °C7 March 1997	12.0 °C19 July 1997	20.1 °C	2,853 mm	59
1996	31.4 °C12 March 1996	11.2 °C10 August 1996	19.6 °C	1,462 mm	14
1995	31.0 °C4 February 1995	11.3 °C26 August 1995	19.5 °C	2,110 mm	6
1994	32.5 °C10 March 1994	11.2 °C24 August 1994	19.5 °C	2,414 mm	28
1993	31.9 °C16 March 1993	10.9 °C22 January 1993	19.7 °C	1,416 mm	11
1992	32.9 °C28 March 1992	11.8 °C21 November 1992	19.3 °C	1,942 mm	27
1991	31.6 °C3 March 1991	11.1 °C4 September 1991	19.0 °C	2,084 mm	12
1990	30.0 °C31 January 1990	10.4 °C10 January 1990	19.0 °C	2,371 mm	1
1989	30.5 °C8 March 1989	10.2 °C21 June 1989	18.8 °C	2,184 mm	5
1988	31.5 °C29 February 1988	10.4 °C19 July 1988	19.3 °C	2,134 mm	9
1987	31.1 °C29 December 1987	11.6 °C1 February 1987	19.4 °C	2,122 mm	7
1986	30.9 °C1 February 1986	9.5 °C5 August 1986	18.8 °C	2,557 mm	12
1985	32.3 °C17 March 1985	10.1 °C9 July 1985	18.7 °C	2,797 mm	18
1984	32.9 °C10 March 1984	10.5 °C18 December 1984	19.1 °C	1,848 mm	34
1983	32.7 °C7 March 1983	11.3 °C9 January 1983	19.6 °C	1,787 mm	13
1982	31.6 °C17 March 1982	11.1 °C5 August 1982	18.9 °C	2,373 mm	20
1981	33.0 °C2 March 1981	10.9 °C15 June 1981	19.2 °C	2,053 mm	33
1980	32.2 °C17 March 1980	10.0 °C24 July 1980	19.3 °C	1,631 mm	30
1979	29.7 °C7 March 1979	10.4 °C23 July 1979	18.7 °C	2,579 mm	0
1978	31.3 °C4 February 1978	9.7 °C18 July 1978	18.5 °C	2,639 mm	7
1977	30.8 °C29 September 1977	9.0 °C14 August 1977	18.7 °C	2,687 mm	1
1976	31.3 °C27 January 1976	9.4 °C19 August 1976	18.6 °C	2,160 mm	11
1975	32.9 °C9 February 1975	10.9 °C31 October 1975	18.6 °C	2,022 mm	19
1974	32.2 °C25 February 1974	10.6 °C2 July 1974	18.6 °C	2,438 mm	21
1973	30.8 °C15 March 1973	10.7 °C1 July 1973	18.8 °C	2,106 mm	6
1972	29.8 °C30 January 1972	11.0 °C2 September 1972	18.3 °C	3,112 mm	0
1971	31.8 °C5 March 1971	9.7 °C23 February 1971	18.2 °C	2,328 mm	23
1970	30.5 °C16 February 1970	9.7 °C25 July 1970	18.5 °C	2,286 mm	1
1969	29.8 °C24 December 1969	9.1 °C6 August 1969	18.5 °C	1,978 mm	0
1968	29.5 °C27 January 1968	8.1 °C15 January 1968	18.0 °C	2,759 mm	0
1967	32.8 °C26 February 1967	10.5 °C11 December 1967	18.5 °C	2,476 mm	36
1966	31.1 °C26 December 1966	10.6 °C20 June 1966	18.9 °C	2,266 mm	8
1965	31.9 °C7 March 1965	9.2 °C6 August 1965	18.7 °C	2,052 mm	12
1964	28.8 °C12 March 1964	9.3 °C31 August 1964	18.0 °C	2,333 mm	0
1963	29.1 °C8 September 1963	9.0 °C28 August 1963	17.9 °C	2,824 mm	0
1962	28.7 °C26 February 1962	10.5 °C2 July 1962	17.7 °C	2,598 mm	0
1961	31.9 °C26 January 1961	10.2 °C15 February 1961	18.6 °C	2,945 mm	14
1960	30.3 °C7 January 1960	10.4 °C10 September 1960	18.8 °C	2,381 mm	3
1959	29.8 °C20 January 1959	9.7 °C10 August 1959	18.9 °C	2,283 mm	0
1958	31.9 °C18 January 1958	10.2 °C22 September 1958	19.1 °C	1,825 mm	12
1957	29.7 °C17 February 1957	9.8 °C19 July 1957	18.6 °C	2,517 mm	0
1956	29.8 °C12 March 1956	10.9 °C30 July 1956	18.0 °C	2,102 mm	0
1955	28.7 °C3 March 1955	11.2 °C22 July 1955	18.1 °C	1,808 mm	0
1954	27.2 °C18 November 1954	10.5 °C12 January 1954	17.9 °C	1,707 mm	0
1953	27.7 °C2 October 1953	10.2 °C12 August 1953	17.8 °C	3,717 mm	0
1952	27.7 °C27 September 1952	11.4 °C21 September 1952	18.1 °C	2,684 mm	0
1951	28.6 °C3 March 1951	10.1 °C4 July 1951	18.0 °C	3,098 mm	0
1950	29.6 °C28 February 1950	10.5 °C11 August 1950	17.8 °C	1,997 mm	0
1949	29.3 °C23 March 1949	10.9 °C7 February 1949	18.2 °C	1,872 mm	0
1948	27.7 °C19 September 1948	11.1 °C12 August 1948	18.4 °C	2,182 mm	0
1947	28.6 °C6 October 1947	10.7 °C26 July 1947	18.3 °C	2,737 mm	0
1946	33.6 °C31 March 1946	11.6 °C17 December 1946	19.3 °C	1,506 mm	49
1945	30.3 °C19 March 1945	11.1 °C28 June 1945	18.8 °C	1,120 mm	3
1944	30.7 °C24 March 1944	10.4 °C7 July 1944	19.2 °C	1,255 mm	13
1943	31.6 °C21 February 1943	11.1 °C27 July 1943	19.7 °C	671 mm	30
1942	30.6 °C8 February 1942	11.1 °C12 January 1942	19.2 °C	1,063 mm	2
1941	31.6 °C27 March 1941	10.4 °C9 December 1941	18.9 °C	1,326 mm	12
1940	28.2 °C22 February 1940	10.7 °C8 February 1940	17.9 °C	2,250 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2152 mm

+71 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.4 °C	+0.7 °C	77 mm	-20 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+3.1 °C	16 mm	-85 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	344 mm	+112 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	+0.6 °C	349 mm	-29 mm
May	25.2 °C	+1.2 °C	301 mm	+27 mm
Jun	25.0 °C	+1.3 °C	104 mm	+3 mm
Jul	24.6 °C	+1.1 °C	141 mm	+68 mm
Aug	25.1 °C	+0.8 °C	105 mm	+19 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	+1.5 °C	149 mm	+28 mm
Oct	26.2 °C	+0.3 °C	297 mm	+108 mm
Nov	26.7 °C	+1.5 °C	99 mm	-169 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	+1.1 °C	171 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

102.6 mm

7 Apr 2025

Windiest day

20.1 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

44.3 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

15 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

22 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kericho?

Kericho has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 2,081 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kericho?

The hottest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2000, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kericho?

The coldest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kericho?

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

Has the climate of Kericho warmed?

Yes: Kericho warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kericho?

The wettest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2015, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kericho?

The windiest day measured in Kericho between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kericho?

The warmest month in Kericho is February (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kericho?

Kericho receives on average 2,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kericho?

Kericho gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kericho?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kericho?

In Kericho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 5 March 2016, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 3 January 2012.

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