Machakos climate — normals and trends
Machakos (Kenya) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 836 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 (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Machakos averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Machakos 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 31.5 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 7.6 °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
MachakosMachakos County
- coords
- -1.52°, 37.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.1°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
836mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 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
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
31.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
7.6 °C
12 August 1964
Wettest day
102 mm
9 April 1992
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
4 February 1997
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
9 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
12 August 1964
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 December 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 | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 171 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 113 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 23 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | -118 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 99 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Machakos?
Machakos has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 836 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Machakos?
The hottest day measured in Machakos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Machakos?
The coldest day measured in Machakos between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Machakos?
Almost never: Machakos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Machakos warmed?
Yes: Machakos warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Machakos?
The wettest day measured in Machakos between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1992, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Machakos?
The windiest day measured in Machakos between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1997, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Machakos?
The warmest month in Machakos is March (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Machakos?
Machakos receives on average 836 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Machakos?
Machakos gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Machakos?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Machakos.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Machakos?
In Machakos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 12 August 1964.
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