Kitale climate — normals and trends
Kitale (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,652 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kitale averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Kitale has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 5 March 2025) and the coldest 7.7 °C (on 31 July 1949).
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
KitaleTrans Nzoia
- coords
- 1.02°, 35.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,652mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
30.8 °C
5 March 2025
Coldest day
7.7 °C
31 July 1949
Wettest day
65 mm
12 May 2009
Windiest day
19.5 km/h
8 December 1964
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
30 January 1980
Hottest feels-like
31.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
4 January 2005
Sunniest day
11.9 h
29 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -54 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 220 mm | +110 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 176 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 253 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 213 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 278 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 275 mm | +110 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 170 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -86 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kitale?
Kitale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kitale?
The hottest day measured in Kitale between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2025, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kitale?
The coldest day measured in Kitale between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1949, at 7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kitale?
Almost never: Kitale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kitale warmed?
Yes: Kitale warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kitale?
The wettest day measured in Kitale between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2009, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kitale?
The windiest day measured in Kitale between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1964, with winds reaching 19.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kitale?
The warmest month in Kitale is March (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kitale?
Kitale receives on average 1,652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kitale?
Kitale gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kitale?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kitale.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kitale?
In Kitale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.9 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 4 January 2005.
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