Mai climate — normals and trends
Mai (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 834 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mai averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Mai 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 30.6 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 2 January 2012).
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
MaiNakuru County
- coords
- -0.98°, 36.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
834mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
30.6 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest day
5.3 °C
2 January 2012
Wettest day
61 mm
29 December 1961
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
18 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 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 | 24.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 106 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 75 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 142 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 140 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 104 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mai?
Mai has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 834 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mai?
The hottest day measured in Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mai?
The coldest day measured in Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mai?
Almost never: Mai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mai warmed?
Yes: Mai warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mai?
The wettest day measured in Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1961, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mai?
The windiest day measured in Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mai?
The warmest month in Mai is March (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mai?
Mai receives on average 834 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mai?
Mai gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mai?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mai.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mai?
In Mai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 2 January 2012.
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