Kerugoya climate — normals and trends
Kerugoya (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,660 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kerugoya averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.
Kerugoya has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 27 March 1941) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 6 July 1944).
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
KerugoyaKirinyaga County
- coords
- -0.50°, 37.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,660mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
237 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
29.9 °C
27 March 1941
Coldest day
6.8 °C
6 July 1944
Wettest day
97 mm
23 April 1964
Windiest day
18.1 km/h
3 October 1943
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
11 February 1963
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
4.1 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 December 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 171 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 219 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 375 mm | +103 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 111 mm | -99 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 71 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 238 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | -127 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 205 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kerugoya?
Kerugoya has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kerugoya?
The hottest day measured in Kerugoya between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kerugoya?
The coldest day measured in Kerugoya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kerugoya?
Almost never: Kerugoya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kerugoya warmed?
Yes: Kerugoya warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kerugoya?
The wettest day measured in Kerugoya between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1964, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kerugoya?
The windiest day measured in Kerugoya between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1943, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kerugoya?
The warmest month in Kerugoya is March (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kerugoya?
Kerugoya receives on average 1,660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kerugoya?
Kerugoya gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kerugoya?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kerugoya.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kerugoya?
In Kerugoya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 2 January 2012.
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