Kitui climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kitui?

Kitui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 891 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2011, reaching 33.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kitui?

The coldest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 11.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kitui?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kitui warmed?

Yes: Kitui warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kitui?

The wettest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1970, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kitui?

The windiest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1953, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kitui?

The warmest month in Kitui is March (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kitui?

Kitui receives on average 891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kitui?

Kitui gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kitui (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 891 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Kitui averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.

Kitui has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 11 February 2011) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 11 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

KituiKitui County

coords: -1.37°, 38.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

891mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

15 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

153 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.7 °C

Average feels-like low

18.2 °C

Average peak gust

35.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

8 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

33.5 °C

11 February 2011

Coldest day

11.5 °C

11 July 1944

Wettest day

135 mm

30 March 1970

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

19 July 1953

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

23 July 1945

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

7 March 2020

Coldest feels-like

9.8 °C

29 June 1964

Sunniest day

12.1 h

26 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.5 °C1 March 2025	14.4 °C14 September 2025	22.4 °C	614 mm	45
2024	32.8 °C22 March 2024	14.9 °C23 July 2024	22.7 °C	704 mm	52
2023	32.7 °C13 October 2023	15.0 °C25 June 2023	22.3 °C	673 mm	48
2022	32.7 °C23 March 2022	13.9 °C18 August 2022	22.2 °C	334 mm	43
2021	32.7 °C27 February 2021	14.2 °C27 August 2021	22.5 °C	528 mm	54
2020	32.8 °C11 October 2020	15.0 °C11 July 2020	22.5 °C	988 mm	34
2019	32.8 °C1 March 2019	14.5 °C24 July 2019	22.7 °C	1,033 mm	48
2018	33.1 °C26 February 2018	14.3 °C22 August 2018	22.0 °C	1,171 mm	23
2017	32.9 °C17 October 2017	15.6 °C11 January 2017	22.4 °C	532 mm	44
2016	32.4 °C29 March 2016	14.4 °C15 July 2016	22.1 °C	735 mm	33
2015	33.0 °C13 February 2015	14.5 °C16 June 2015	22.5 °C	965 mm	53
2014	31.7 °C15 October 2014	14.9 °C29 June 2014	22.1 °C	822 mm	16
2013	32.5 °C27 September 2013	14.2 °C5 July 2013	22.0 °C	1,081 mm	41
2012	32.0 °C15 March 2012	14.2 °C2 January 2012	22.4 °C	698 mm	41
2011	33.5 °C11 February 2011	14.6 °C29 June 2011	22.4 °C	807 mm	34
2010	31.6 °C11 October 2010	14.1 °C16 August 2010	22.1 °C	723 mm	18
2009	31.6 °C22 March 2009	15.3 °C5 July 2009	22.3 °C	534 mm	35
2008	31.9 °C30 October 2008	13.2 °C9 July 2008	21.8 °C	656 mm	18
2007	32.4 °C27 February 2007	14.3 °C23 September 2007	22.0 °C	617 mm	22
2006	31.8 °C23 February 2006	14.3 °C20 August 2006	22.0 °C	1,046 mm	18
2005	32.6 °C2 March 2005	14.3 °C10 July 2005	22.0 °C	663 mm	30
2004	30.8 °C25 September 2004	13.6 °C6 July 2004	21.9 °C	722 mm	16
2003	31.7 °C23 February 2003	14.3 °C30 June 2003	22.0 °C	608 mm	37
2002	30.3 °C12 February 2002	13.4 °C23 July 2002	21.6 °C	912 mm	4
2001	30.8 °C24 March 2001	13.7 °C13 July 2001	21.6 °C	829 mm	12
2000	32.4 °C27 February 2000	14.5 °C31 May 2000	21.6 °C	551 mm	25
1999	32.4 °C10 February 1999	14.3 °C5 July 1999	21.5 °C	713 mm	11
1998	31.1 °C23 February 1998	14.1 °C1 July 1998	21.6 °C	1,101 mm	6
1997	31.9 °C7 March 1997	14.3 °C16 July 1997	21.8 °C	1,047 mm	25
1996	31.5 °C22 February 1996	12.8 °C4 August 1996	21.5 °C	672 mm	6
1995	31.1 °C9 February 1995	13.1 °C22 August 1995	21.4 °C	826 mm	8
1994	30.7 °C13 March 1994	13.6 °C11 September 1994	21.6 °C	810 mm	10
1993	31.1 °C22 March 1993	12.6 °C2 September 1993	21.1 °C	869 mm	3
1992	31.1 °C4 February 1992	13.3 °C27 July 1992	21.3 °C	600 mm	14
1991	31.4 °C23 March 1991	12.7 °C5 August 1991	21.3 °C	776 mm	13
1990	29.5 °C24 February 1990	12.7 °C27 June 1990	21.1 °C	989 mm	0
1989	30.1 °C22 October 1989	12.4 °C21 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,150 mm	1
1988	32.4 °C17 March 1988	14.4 °C3 July 1988	21.6 °C	978 mm	20
1987	31.8 °C5 March 1987	12.9 °C13 July 1987	21.8 °C	646 mm	20
1986	31.3 °C14 March 1986	12.8 °C9 August 1986	21.1 °C	1,154 mm	7
1985	31.3 °C16 February 1985	12.9 °C8 June 1985	20.9 °C	969 mm	1
1984	32.0 °C16 February 1984	13.5 °C30 June 1984	21.2 °C	858 mm	15
1983	31.3 °C21 October 1983	13.6 °C5 July 1983	21.7 °C	880 mm	10
1982	31.2 °C3 March 1982	13.3 °C16 July 1982	21.1 °C	1,148 mm	4
1981	31.2 °C6 October 1981	12.7 °C19 June 1981	21.2 °C	1,116 mm	11
1980	32.3 °C17 October 1980	13.0 °C25 July 1980	21.4 °C	834 mm	12
1979	30.2 °C4 March 1979	13.9 °C30 July 1979	20.7 °C	1,300 mm	2
1978	30.4 °C29 September 1978	12.4 °C29 August 1978	20.8 °C	1,095 mm	4
1977	31.3 °C23 October 1977	12.5 °C25 August 1977	21.1 °C	1,602 mm	6
1976	29.7 °C11 March 1976	12.7 °C22 August 1976	20.9 °C	955 mm	0
1975	30.7 °C20 March 1975	13.3 °C21 September 1975	21.1 °C	686 mm	4
1974	30.5 °C27 February 1974	12.7 °C30 July 1974	20.9 °C	929 mm	1
1973	31.5 °C17 March 1973	12.7 °C2 July 1973	21.4 °C	774 mm	18
1972	30.8 °C19 October 1972	13.1 °C28 July 1972	21.2 °C	924 mm	4
1971	31.3 °C13 February 1971	13.0 °C2 August 1971	20.9 °C	778 mm	18
1970	30.2 °C26 February 1970	11.6 °C18 September 1970	21.1 °C	877 mm	4
1969	30.0 °C26 September 1969	12.5 °C16 June 1969	20.9 °C	841 mm	1
1968	31.7 °C29 January 1968	12.4 °C21 September 1968	20.6 °C	1,263 mm	9
1967	32.1 °C25 March 1967	12.8 °C29 July 1967	21.2 °C	816 mm	21
1966	32.1 °C15 February 1966	13.3 °C29 July 1966	21.2 °C	883 mm	4
1965	30.2 °C17 February 1965	12.0 °C28 June 1965	20.8 °C	907 mm	2
1964	30.8 °C24 February 1964	11.7 °C29 June 1964	20.6 °C	1,077 mm	4
1963	29.4 °C18 March 1963	12.6 °C27 July 1963	20.7 °C	1,163 mm	0
1962	29.6 °C23 September 1962	12.9 °C13 August 1962	20.7 °C	830 mm	0
1961	30.0 °C10 February 1961	13.3 °C15 June 1961	21.3 °C	1,245 mm	1
1960	30.1 °C30 September 1960	12.7 °C26 July 1960	21.0 °C	895 mm	3
1959	30.9 °C20 October 1959	12.0 °C10 August 1959	21.2 °C	860 mm	8
1958	30.0 °C14 March 1958	12.9 °C25 September 1958	21.0 °C	900 mm	1
1957	29.7 °C13 March 1957	13.4 °C15 February 1957	20.7 °C	1,168 mm	0
1956	31.2 °C23 September 1956	13.1 °C16 July 1956	20.7 °C	865 mm	6
1955	29.7 °C30 September 1955	13.1 °C11 August 1955	20.9 °C	768 mm	0
1954	30.2 °C22 October 1954	13.4 °C22 June 1954	20.9 °C	906 mm	1
1953	29.0 °C9 October 1953	13.5 °C5 July 1953	20.2 °C	1,539 mm	0
1952	30.0 °C17 September 1952	13.4 °C31 August 1952	20.5 °C	1,085 mm	1
1951	30.0 °C1 October 1951	13.7 °C5 August 1951	20.5 °C	1,521 mm	1
1950	29.8 °C23 October 1950	13.3 °C19 August 1950	20.5 °C	1,068 mm	0
1949	31.9 °C8 February 1949	12.8 °C31 July 1949	20.9 °C	935 mm	3
1948	29.8 °C23 September 1948	13.9 °C21 August 1948	20.6 °C	989 mm	0
1947	29.0 °C25 September 1947	12.7 °C18 September 1947	20.3 °C	1,355 mm	0
1946	33.1 °C28 February 1946	13.5 °C17 July 1946	21.6 °C	512 mm	38
1945	30.0 °C22 October 1945	13.2 °C20 August 1945	20.8 °C	688 mm	1
1944	32.9 °C21 February 1944	11.5 °C11 July 1944	21.2 °C	713 mm	22
1943	30.5 °C15 February 1943	13.1 °C26 July 1943	21.2 °C	436 mm	11
1942	30.3 °C30 January 1942	12.8 °C3 August 1942	21.1 °C	516 mm	2
1941	32.7 °C24 March 1941	13.6 °C11 August 1941	21.2 °C	1,205 mm	23
1940	29.7 °C8 September 1940	14.3 °C19 August 1940	20.9 °C	1,048 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

27.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

45 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

614 mm

-278 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	+1.5 °C	51 mm	-28 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+1.8 °C	10 mm	-51 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+1.2 °C	79 mm	-30 mm
Apr	28.1 °C	+1.1 °C	178 mm	+6 mm
May	27.6 °C	+1.7 °C	62 mm	-7 mm
Jun	26.0 °C	+0.8 °C	13 mm	+4 mm
Jul	25.5 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Aug	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	11 mm	+4 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.6 °C	5 mm	-5 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+1.0 °C	43 mm	-10 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	+1.6 °C	59 mm	-126 mm
Dec	27.5 °C	+1.8 °C	102 mm	-33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.4 °C

14 Sep 2025

Wettest day

27.9 mm

24 Apr 2025

Windiest day

21.6 km/h

16 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.6 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

7 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

8 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kitui?

Kitui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 891 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kitui?

The hottest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2011, reaching 33.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kitui?

The coldest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, at 11.5 °C.

Does it snow in Kitui?

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

Has the climate of Kitui warmed?

Yes: Kitui warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kitui?

The wettest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1970, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kitui?

The windiest day measured in Kitui between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1953, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kitui?

The warmest month in Kitui is March (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Kitui?

Kitui receives on average 891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kitui?

Kitui gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kitui?

Yes: Kitui has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kitui?

In Kitui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 7 March 2020, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 29 June 1964.

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