Kimilili climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kimilili?

Kimilili has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,900 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2025, reaching 32.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kimilili?

The coldest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kimilili?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kimilili warmed?

Yes: Kimilili warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kimilili?

The wettest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2023, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kimilili?

The windiest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2015, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kimilili?

The warmest month in Kimilili is February (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kimilili?

Kimilili receives on average 1,900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kimilili?

Kimilili gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kimilili (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,900 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kimilili averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.

Kimilili has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 5 March 2025) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 26 July 1947).

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

KimililiBungoma County

coords: 0.79°, 34.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.9°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

13.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,900mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

8.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

219 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.4 °C

Average feels-like low

13.3 °C

Average peak gust

26.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

32.8 °C

5 March 2025

Coldest day

8.1 °C

26 July 1947

Wettest day

73 mm

26 April 2023

Windiest day

22.5 km/h

14 March 2015

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

17 August 1940

Hottest feels-like

35.1 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

5.5 °C

25 July 1947

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 February 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.8 °C5 March 2025	12.0 °C23 November 2025	19.9 °C	2,061 mm	25
2024	31.7 °C22 March 2024	11.8 °C29 December 2024	20.3 °C	1,989 mm	16
2023	32.5 °C7 March 2023	11.4 °C15 January 2023	20.5 °C	1,596 mm	32
2022	31.9 °C11 March 2022	12.1 °C31 December 2022	19.9 °C	1,838 mm	22
2021	30.3 °C13 March 2021	11.7 °C28 January 2021	19.7 °C	1,710 mm	2
2020	29.9 °C24 February 2020	11.0 °C10 August 2020	19.3 °C	2,413 mm	0
2019	32.3 °C19 April 2019	11.6 °C20 December 2019	19.9 °C	1,989 mm	51
2018	31.6 °C3 February 2018	11.1 °C8 August 2018	19.4 °C	2,040 mm	16
2017	31.7 °C24 January 2017	12.1 °C16 September 2017	20.1 °C	1,604 mm	37
2016	31.5 °C5 March 2016	11.4 °C14 August 2016	20.0 °C	1,662 mm	20
2015	31.5 °C19 March 2015	10.9 °C1 January 2015	19.8 °C	1,806 mm	18
2014	31.3 °C4 March 2014	10.4 °C12 January 2014	19.4 °C	1,776 mm	8
2013	31.1 °C28 February 2013	10.9 °C4 August 2013	19.0 °C	1,950 mm	10
2012	31.5 °C30 March 2012	9.1 °C3 January 2012	19.2 °C	2,027 mm	16
2011	31.2 °C11 February 2011	10.5 °C10 December 2011	19.4 °C	1,802 mm	26
2010	31.3 °C2 February 2010	11.6 °C17 August 2010	19.3 °C	2,212 mm	6
2009	31.2 °C21 March 2009	10.2 °C11 January 2009	20.0 °C	1,063 mm	17
2008	30.7 °C12 January 2008	10.6 °C14 December 2008	19.3 °C	1,575 mm	13
2007	29.2 °C7 March 2007	10.8 °C15 July 2007	19.1 °C	1,865 mm	0
2006	31.5 °C27 January 2006	11.4 °C28 August 2006	19.5 °C	2,042 mm	22
2005	32.6 °C23 February 2005	9.8 °C4 January 2005	19.8 °C	1,857 mm	35
2004	30.7 °C5 March 2004	11.0 °C26 July 2004	19.4 °C	1,921 mm	9
2003	31.6 °C25 February 2003	9.9 °C14 January 2003	19.4 °C	1,700 mm	22
2002	31.1 °C5 February 2002	11.6 °C15 June 2002	19.7 °C	1,552 mm	12
2001	30.5 °C3 March 2001	10.1 °C22 July 2001	18.5 °C	2,230 mm	1
2000	31.2 °C24 March 2000	10.9 °C29 July 2000	19.0 °C	1,474 mm	7
1999	31.5 °C9 February 1999	11.1 °C13 December 1999	19.1 °C	1,594 mm	17
1998	31.5 °C13 March 1998	11.8 °C29 November 1998	19.4 °C	2,329 mm	17
1997	32.1 °C14 March 1997	12.1 °C21 May 1997	19.8 °C	1,661 mm	33
1996	29.9 °C12 March 1996	11.1 °C11 August 1996	19.1 °C	1,689 mm	0
1995	30.9 °C5 February 1995	11.1 °C18 January 1995	19.4 °C	1,880 mm	7
1994	30.9 °C1 February 1994	11.1 °C24 June 1994	19.2 °C	2,119 mm	10
1993	31.7 °C10 April 1993	11.1 °C22 January 1993	19.2 °C	1,646 mm	7
1992	32.6 °C28 March 1992	11.2 °C21 November 1992	19.1 °C	1,772 mm	18
1991	31.7 °C22 March 1991	10.8 °C5 August 1991	19.2 °C	1,919 mm	17
1990	30.3 °C29 January 1990	9.5 °C9 January 1990	18.9 °C	2,122 mm	1
1989	31.0 °C3 March 1989	9.5 °C2 July 1989	18.7 °C	2,121 mm	4
1988	32.0 °C2 March 1988	9.9 °C5 December 1988	18.9 °C	2,322 mm	7
1987	30.4 °C30 December 1987	10.5 °C2 February 1987	19.6 °C	2,030 mm	7
1986	30.4 °C24 February 1986	9.5 °C5 August 1986	18.9 °C	1,756 mm	4
1985	31.9 °C16 March 1985	10.1 °C7 August 1985	18.6 °C	2,150 mm	5
1984	31.0 °C21 February 1984	9.9 °C13 February 1984	18.9 °C	1,546 mm	11
1983	31.1 °C6 March 1983	10.4 °C9 January 1983	19.0 °C	1,995 mm	16
1982	31.9 °C26 March 1982	10.6 °C30 December 1982	18.7 °C	1,890 mm	16
1981	31.2 °C8 February 1981	10.6 °C4 February 1981	18.9 °C	1,938 mm	20
1980	31.8 °C24 February 1980	10.1 °C24 July 1980	19.1 °C	1,721 mm	16
1979	30.2 °C7 March 1979	10.2 °C18 July 1979	18.9 °C	1,929 mm	3
1978	30.3 °C7 February 1978	9.2 °C5 February 1978	18.5 °C	2,241 mm	4
1977	30.0 °C16 February 1977	9.4 °C30 September 1977	18.5 °C	2,312 mm	1
1976	31.3 °C20 March 1976	8.8 °C25 July 1976	18.6 °C	1,764 mm	14
1975	31.5 °C9 February 1975	10.4 °C2 August 1975	18.5 °C	1,996 mm	16
1974	31.3 °C24 February 1974	9.8 °C20 July 1974	18.6 °C	2,028 mm	9
1973	32.1 °C5 April 1973	10.4 °C11 December 1973	18.9 °C	2,042 mm	21
1972	30.5 °C31 March 1972	10.9 °C29 August 1972	18.5 °C	2,161 mm	1
1971	31.2 °C7 March 1971	9.3 °C10 July 1971	18.0 °C	2,380 mm	7
1970	30.1 °C28 February 1970	9.6 °C18 September 1970	18.3 °C	2,197 mm	1
1969	29.9 °C18 March 1969	10.2 °C6 August 1969	18.7 °C	1,574 mm	0
1968	29.6 °C21 January 1968	9.3 °C20 July 1968	17.9 °C	2,295 mm	0
1967	31.3 °C10 March 1967	9.3 °C9 December 1967	18.3 °C	2,054 mm	11
1966	30.3 °C20 January 1966	9.5 °C24 December 1966	19.0 °C	2,032 mm	2
1965	30.7 °C14 February 1965	9.3 °C14 January 1965	18.9 °C	1,731 mm	7
1964	30.0 °C31 January 1964	8.8 °C31 August 1964	18.3 °C	2,147 mm	1
1963	29.5 °C6 April 1963	8.9 °C8 August 1963	17.9 °C	2,325 mm	0
1962	28.5 °C14 February 1962	9.7 °C2 July 1962	17.5 °C	2,290 mm	0
1961	30.8 °C8 March 1961	9.5 °C8 September 1961	18.6 °C	2,199 mm	12
1960	30.0 °C12 February 1960	9.8 °C12 August 1960	18.7 °C	2,309 mm	1
1959	30.6 °C15 March 1959	9.7 °C9 June 1959	18.9 °C	2,200 mm	8
1958	31.6 °C4 March 1958	9.8 °C28 June 1958	18.7 °C	2,038 mm	11
1957	30.6 °C18 January 1957	9.0 °C25 September 1957	18.6 °C	1,957 mm	1
1956	28.9 °C17 March 1956	9.3 °C24 July 1956	17.5 °C	1,898 mm	0
1955	28.3 °C3 March 1955	9.6 °C16 August 1955	17.7 °C	1,851 mm	0
1954	26.6 °C8 February 1954	8.6 °C2 July 1954	17.2 °C	1,959 mm	0
1953	27.8 °C15 February 1953	8.3 °C13 August 1953	17.5 °C	2,151 mm	0
1952	27.9 °C19 March 1952	10.6 °C27 August 1952	17.6 °C	1,950 mm	0
1951	28.2 °C2 March 1951	9.0 °C17 July 1951	17.5 °C	2,124 mm	0
1950	29.3 °C3 March 1950	8.7 °C19 July 1950	17.2 °C	1,694 mm	0
1949	29.3 °C23 March 1949	8.2 °C31 July 1949	17.6 °C	1,752 mm	0
1948	28.5 °C17 April 1948	10.8 °C2 January 1948	18.2 °C	1,830 mm	0
1947	27.1 °C24 October 1947	8.1 °C26 July 1947	17.6 °C	2,175 mm	0
1946	31.7 °C31 March 1946	10.5 °C6 August 1946	18.6 °C	1,457 mm	25
1945	29.1 °C20 March 1945	10.0 °C29 July 1945	18.2 °C	1,338 mm	0
1944	29.1 °C15 February 1944	10.6 °C29 June 1944	18.6 °C	1,221 mm	0
1943	29.9 °C21 April 1943	9.2 °C27 July 1943	18.8 °C	1,041 mm	0
1942	29.8 °C7 February 1942	9.8 °C20 July 1942	18.7 °C	1,147 mm	0
1941	30.1 °C27 March 1941	9.8 °C9 December 1941	18.4 °C	1,584 mm	1
1940	27.4 °C23 February 1940	10.0 °C19 January 1940	17.4 °C	2,106 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

26.0 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

25 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2061 mm

+161 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	+0.9 °C	78 mm	+15 mm
Feb	30.0 °C	+2.8 °C	11 mm	-72 mm
Mar	27.2 °C	+0.3 °C	218 mm	+81 mm
Apr	25.4 °C	+0.3 °C	199 mm	-13 mm
May	25.4 °C	+1.6 °C	223 mm	-14 mm
Jun	24.7 °C	+1.7 °C	140 mm	-66 mm
Jul	23.1 °C	+0.8 °C	319 mm	+96 mm
Aug	23.8 °C	+1.1 °C	315 mm	+54 mm
Sep	25.7 °C	+1.8 °C	233 mm	+48 mm
Oct	25.2 °C	+0.4 °C	206 mm	+81 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+2.0 °C	45 mm	-60 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	76 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.8 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

62.1 mm

29 Mar 2025

Windiest day

18.9 km/h

15 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

15 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.2 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kimilili?

Kimilili has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,900 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kimilili?

The hottest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2025, reaching 32.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kimilili?

The coldest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kimilili?

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

Has the climate of Kimilili warmed?

Yes: Kimilili warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kimilili?

The wettest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2023, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kimilili?

The windiest day measured in Kimilili between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2015, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kimilili?

The warmest month in Kimilili is February (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kimilili?

Kimilili receives on average 1,900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kimilili?

Kimilili gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kimilili?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kimilili?

In Kimilili, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 25 July 1947.

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