Kilifi climate — normals and trends
Kilifi (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 832 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kilifi averages 0 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.
Kilifi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 26 March 1941) and the coldest 19.4 °C (on 29 August 1952).
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
KilifiKilifi County
- coords
- -3.63°, 39.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
832mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
191 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
35.9 °C
26 March 1941
Coldest day
19.4 °C
29 August 1952
Wettest day
170 mm
22 May 1992
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
9 August 1961
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
25 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
4 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
19.0 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.2 h
9 January 1991
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 222 mm | +83 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 180 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 84 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 261 mm | +192 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 52 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kilifi?
Kilifi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 832 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kilifi?
The hottest day measured in Kilifi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kilifi?
The coldest day measured in Kilifi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1952, at 19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kilifi?
Almost never: Kilifi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kilifi warmed?
Yes: Kilifi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kilifi?
The wettest day measured in Kilifi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1992, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kilifi?
The windiest day measured in Kilifi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1961, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kilifi?
The warmest month in Kilifi is March (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kilifi?
Kilifi receives on average 832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kilifi?
Kilifi gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kilifi?
Yes: Kilifi has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kilifi?
In Kilifi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 4 March 2019, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 30 July 1975.
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