Lodwar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lodwar?

Lodwar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 40.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lodwar?

The coldest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1954, at 16.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lodwar?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lodwar warmed?

Yes: Lodwar warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lodwar?

The wettest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1975, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lodwar?

The windiest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lodwar?

The warmest month in Lodwar is February (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (27.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lodwar?

Lodwar receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lodwar?

Lodwar gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lodwar (Kenya) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 442 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (27.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Lodwar averages 0 frost days, 325 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.

Lodwar has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 29 March 2016) and the coldest 16.7 °C (on 4 January 1954).

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

LodwarTurkana County

coords: 3.12°, 35.60°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

28.7°C

Average daily high

33.8°C

Average daily low

24.0°C

Annual rainfall

442mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

50%

Average peak wind

18.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

325 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

62 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

25.3 °C

Average peak gust

33.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

40.7 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest day

16.7 °C

4 January 1954

Wettest day

55 mm

15 May 1975

Windiest day

36.2 km/h

18 February 1999

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

18 February 1999

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

14.5 °C

10 January 1944

Sunniest day

11.9 h

9 May 2008

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.6 °C4 March 2025	20.0 °C16 January 2025	30.0 °C	358 mm	351
2024	39.4 °C19 March 2024	19.7 °C29 December 2024	30.5 °C	391 mm	355
2023	39.6 °C9 March 2023	19.7 °C15 January 2023	30.2 °C	322 mm	352
2022	39.6 °C16 March 2022	20.0 °C23 January 2022	30.3 °C	217 mm	360
2021	38.4 °C16 February 2021	19.1 °C8 January 2021	30.1 °C	151 mm	354
2020	39.0 °C25 February 2020	20.9 °C28 December 2020	28.7 °C	731 mm	328
2019	40.0 °C3 March 2019	19.9 °C19 December 2019	29.6 °C	545 mm	345
2018	39.0 °C27 February 2018	19.7 °C9 February 2018	29.0 °C	486 mm	334
2017	39.6 °C15 April 2017	19.3 °C13 January 2017	29.6 °C	367 mm	348
2016	40.7 °C29 March 2016	21.6 °C20 December 2016	30.1 °C	248 mm	356
2015	40.1 °C24 February 2015	18.8 °C4 January 2015	29.6 °C	494 mm	357
2014	38.6 °C5 February 2014	18.9 °C26 January 2014	29.6 °C	370 mm	350
2013	39.7 °C17 February 2013	19.0 °C5 January 2013	29.2 °C	416 mm	351
2012	39.4 °C11 March 2012	17.4 °C2 January 2012	28.9 °C	557 mm	341
2011	39.4 °C7 April 2011	18.0 °C7 February 2011	29.3 °C	439 mm	335
2010	39.2 °C2 February 2010	20.1 °C14 January 2010	29.5 °C	413 mm	353
2009	39.0 °C10 March 2009	20.0 °C11 January 2009	30.1 °C	244 mm	356
2008	38.4 °C5 February 2008	19.9 °C21 November 2008	29.6 °C	314 mm	356
2007	39.6 °C24 February 2007	20.8 °C2 January 2007	29.3 °C	367 mm	342
2006	39.1 °C29 March 2006	20.1 °C17 December 2006	29.5 °C	548 mm	343
2005	40.2 °C25 February 2005	19.0 °C4 January 2005	29.6 °C	327 mm	355
2004	39.3 °C25 March 2004	20.3 °C26 December 2004	29.5 °C	349 mm	355
2003	38.8 °C19 February 2003	18.5 °C14 January 2003	29.6 °C	339 mm	345
2002	38.4 °C25 March 2002	20.5 °C27 December 2002	29.4 °C	360 mm	345
2001	38.7 °C11 March 2001	20.6 °C28 January 2001	29.5 °C	310 mm	352
2000	39.6 °C23 February 2000	19.5 °C28 January 2000	29.8 °C	165 mm	359
1999	38.2 °C15 February 1999	20.3 °C5 December 1999	29.7 °C	155 mm	355
1998	39.3 °C31 March 1998	21.1 °C3 December 1998	29.6 °C	212 mm	349
1997	38.9 °C10 March 1997	20.9 °C4 August 1997	28.9 °C	792 mm	321
1996	38.4 °C16 March 1996	21.2 °C20 December 1996	29.6 °C	226 mm	346
1995	39.2 °C28 February 1995	21.1 °C21 December 1995	30.0 °C	183 mm	361
1994	39.4 °C16 February 1994	21.1 °C20 January 1994	29.4 °C	422 mm	355
1993	38.6 °C11 March 1993	20.7 °C16 February 1993	29.2 °C	236 mm	353
1992	39.3 °C27 March 1992	20.0 °C1 January 1992	29.6 °C	197 mm	359
1991	39.9 °C23 March 1991	19.7 °C4 February 1991	29.4 °C	278 mm	358
1990	38.2 °C27 March 1990	20.4 °C8 January 1990	29.3 °C	302 mm	352
1989	39.1 °C3 March 1989	19.7 °C27 January 1989	28.7 °C	361 mm	342
1988	39.8 °C15 March 1988	20.3 °C14 December 1988	29.3 °C	326 mm	337
1987	39.6 °C5 March 1987	18.7 °C3 February 1987	29.4 °C	424 mm	347
1986	38.1 °C3 February 1986	20.7 °C27 January 1986	28.9 °C	397 mm	338
1985	38.8 °C16 February 1985	20.2 °C15 January 1985	28.7 °C	380 mm	338
1984	38.4 °C16 February 1984	19.1 °C18 December 1984	29.3 °C	176 mm	360
1983	39.1 °C10 March 1983	19.3 °C9 January 1983	29.4 °C	365 mm	341
1982	39.1 °C26 March 1982	19.2 °C9 December 1982	28.6 °C	550 mm	336
1981	38.4 °C22 February 1981	19.2 °C4 February 1981	29.1 °C	299 mm	351
1980	39.3 °C10 March 1980	20.5 °C31 December 1980	29.5 °C	273 mm	353
1979	38.8 °C5 March 1979	20.3 °C15 June 1979	28.8 °C	377 mm	345
1978	37.0 °C14 February 1978	18.4 °C30 January 1978	28.2 °C	516 mm	334
1977	38.1 °C28 February 1977	18.8 °C28 November 1977	27.4 °C	882 mm	282
1976	38.3 °C22 March 1976	19.4 °C26 June 1976	28.7 °C	343 mm	342
1975	38.7 °C12 March 1975	19.7 °C1 July 1975	28.0 °C	551 mm	308
1974	37.4 °C27 February 1974	20.4 °C16 May 1974	28.5 °C	384 mm	333
1973	39.2 °C2 March 1973	20.2 °C16 December 1973	29.3 °C	311 mm	349
1972	38.4 °C27 April 1972	19.5 °C11 February 1972	28.8 °C	478 mm	332
1971	37.9 °C27 February 1971	19.4 °C13 February 1971	28.0 °C	495 mm	316
1970	39.4 °C28 February 1970	18.6 °C2 February 1970	28.3 °C	490 mm	332
1969	38.5 °C19 March 1969	19.7 °C6 February 1969	29.0 °C	220 mm	354
1968	37.6 °C4 September 1968	17.7 °C8 January 1968	27.6 °C	556 mm	329
1967	39.2 °C24 March 1967	16.8 °C9 December 1967	26.8 °C	1,002 mm	266
1966	37.6 °C29 January 1966	18.7 °C2 January 1966	28.6 °C	426 mm	346
1965	37.8 °C3 April 1965	17.9 °C21 December 1965	28.5 °C	408 mm	341
1964	39.0 °C30 March 1964	19.2 °C22 August 1964	28.3 °C	342 mm	330
1963	36.6 °C10 October 1963	19.8 °C17 December 1963	27.2 °C	836 mm	275
1962	37.0 °C27 February 1962	17.5 °C5 January 1962	27.3 °C	617 mm	282
1961	38.0 °C21 February 1961	18.9 °C20 December 1961	27.6 °C	880 mm	275
1960	38.0 °C12 March 1960	19.6 °C28 January 1960	28.5 °C	509 mm	339
1959	38.2 °C18 March 1959	19.7 °C3 February 1959	28.1 °C	763 mm	327
1958	38.4 °C24 March 1958	18.2 °C17 February 1958	28.0 °C	597 mm	282
1957	37.7 °C16 March 1957	18.8 °C3 February 1957	28.0 °C	526 mm	307
1956	37.4 °C26 February 1956	19.4 °C5 December 1956	27.3 °C	555 mm	259
1955	37.2 °C15 February 1955	19.6 °C1 February 1955	27.6 °C	445 mm	285
1954	37.6 °C12 March 1954	16.7 °C4 January 1954	26.8 °C	583 mm	223
1953	36.1 °C17 March 1953	18.2 °C29 December 1953	26.3 °C	905 mm	198
1952	36.3 °C30 March 1952	19.0 °C5 January 1952	26.8 °C	728 mm	257
1951	37.0 °C27 February 1951	19.3 °C25 January 1951	26.5 °C	1,117 mm	208
1950	36.6 °C18 February 1950	18.7 °C30 August 1950	25.7 °C	944 mm	166
1949	37.3 °C23 March 1949	18.8 °C18 July 1949	26.8 °C	792 mm	228
1948	36.3 °C3 April 1948	19.8 °C2 January 1948	28.2 °C	316 mm	318
1947	35.5 °C6 February 1947	19.6 °C9 December 1947	26.9 °C	683 mm	261
1946	38.0 °C2 April 1946	20.2 °C16 January 1946	28.8 °C	186 mm	340
1945	37.2 °C7 February 1945	17.4 °C10 December 1945	28.4 °C	228 mm	325
1944	37.3 °C19 March 1944	17.6 °C10 January 1944	28.6 °C	199 mm	342
1943	37.6 °C1 March 1943	19.4 °C8 February 1943	28.3 °C	222 mm	293
1942	36.1 °C27 February 1942	18.7 °C12 January 1942	28.2 °C	257 mm	324
1941	40.2 °C27 March 1941	17.4 °C10 January 1941	28.4 °C	288 mm	322
1940	36.3 °C20 February 1940	17.7 °C29 November 1940	27.0 °C	713 mm	252

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.2 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

351 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

358 mm

-85 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.8 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-13 mm
Feb	37.9 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-15 mm
Mar	35.5 °C	+0.2 °C	103 mm	+54 mm
Apr	34.3 °C	+0.9 °C	85 mm	-7 mm
May	34.1 °C	+1.4 °C	63 mm	-14 mm
Jun	34.8 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-24 mm
Jul	34.3 °C	+2.4 °C	3 mm	-27 mm
Aug	33.0 °C	+0.4 °C	50 mm	+27 mm
Sep	35.7 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-11 mm
Oct	34.9 °C	+0.5 °C	28 mm	+1 mm
Nov	35.8 °C	+2.5 °C	2 mm	-52 mm
Dec	35.2 °C	+1.4 °C	22 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.6 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.0 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

46.9 mm

10 Mar 2025

Windiest day

31.6 km/h

15 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

15 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.3 °C

20 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

3 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lodwar?

Lodwar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lodwar?

The hottest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 40.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lodwar?

The coldest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1954, at 16.7 °C.

Does it snow in Lodwar?

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

Has the climate of Lodwar warmed?

Yes: Lodwar warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lodwar?

The wettest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1975, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lodwar?

The windiest day measured in Lodwar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lodwar?

The warmest month in Lodwar is February (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (27.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Lodwar?

Lodwar receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lodwar?

Lodwar gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lodwar?

Yes: Lodwar has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lodwar?

In Lodwar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 10 January 1944.

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