Limuru climate — normals and trends
Limuru (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 899 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Limuru averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Limuru has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 6 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
LimuruKiambu County
- coords
- -1.11°, 36.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
29.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
5.1 °C
6 July 1944
Wettest day
63 mm
15 January 1993
Windiest day
23.3 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
3 March 1964
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.1 h
19 December 1942
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 | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 65 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 134 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 86 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Limuru?
Limuru has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limuru?
The hottest day measured in Limuru between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Limuru?
The coldest day measured in Limuru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Limuru?
Almost never: Limuru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Limuru warmed?
Yes: Limuru warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Limuru?
The wettest day measured in Limuru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1993, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Limuru?
The windiest day measured in Limuru between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 23.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Limuru?
The warmest month in Limuru is March (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Limuru?
Limuru receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Limuru?
Limuru gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Limuru?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Limuru.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limuru?
In Limuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 2 January 2012.
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