Kinoi climate — normals and trends
Kinoi (Kenya) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 706 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kinoi averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Kinoi has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 11 February 2011) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 12 August 1964).
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
KinoiMachakos County
- coords
- -1.66°, 37.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
15.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
31.3 °C
11 February 2011
Coldest day
6.8 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
100 mm
9 April 1992
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
14 January 1957
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
9 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
12 August 1964
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 66 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 22 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -89 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 96 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kinoi?
Kinoi has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kinoi?
The hottest day measured in Kinoi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2011, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kinoi?
The coldest day measured in Kinoi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kinoi?
Almost never: Kinoi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kinoi warmed?
Yes: Kinoi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kinoi?
The wettest day measured in Kinoi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1992, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kinoi?
The windiest day measured in Kinoi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kinoi?
The warmest month in Kinoi is March (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kinoi?
Kinoi receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kinoi?
Kinoi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kinoi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kinoi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kinoi?
In Kinoi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 12 August 1964.
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