Makueni Boma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Makueni Boma?

Makueni Boma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 740 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makueni Boma?

The hottest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2011, reaching 32.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Makueni Boma?

The coldest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 8.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Makueni Boma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Makueni Boma warmed?

Yes: Makueni Boma warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Makueni Boma?

The wettest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2005, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Makueni Boma?

The windiest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2014, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Makueni Boma?

The warmest month in Makueni Boma is March (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Makueni Boma?

Makueni Boma receives on average 740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Makueni Boma?

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

Makueni Boma (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 740 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Makueni Boma averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.

Makueni Boma 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 32.3 °C (on 11 February 2011) and the coldest 8.2 °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

Makueni BomaMakueni County

coords: -1.80°, 37.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

25.2°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

740mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

3 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

147 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.1 °C

Average feels-like low

16.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.4 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 = 0.67 · 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

32.3 °C

11 February 2011

Coldest day

8.2 °C

12 August 1964

Wettest day

90 mm

23 March 2005

Windiest day

21.7 km/h

2 November 2014

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

8 April 1941

Hottest feels-like

34.8 °C

7 March 2020

Coldest feels-like

7.0 °C

12 August 1964

Sunniest day

12.1 h

28 December 2003

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.5 °C1 March 2025	11.9 °C7 September 2025	21.0 °C	524 mm	9
2024	31.4 °C17 March 2024	12.4 °C17 August 2024	21.2 °C	605 mm	12
2023	31.4 °C3 February 2023	11.6 °C20 August 2023	21.0 °C	576 mm	14
2022	31.8 °C15 March 2022	11.9 °C18 August 2022	20.8 °C	309 mm	21
2021	31.6 °C29 August 2021	10.8 °C27 August 2021	21.0 °C	434 mm	10
2020	30.7 °C11 October 2020	11.4 °C11 July 2020	20.9 °C	773 mm	7
2019	31.4 °C1 March 2019	12.8 °C25 July 2019	21.3 °C	826 mm	20
2018	31.4 °C26 February 2018	11.3 °C7 August 2018	20.5 °C	976 mm	5
2017	31.5 °C10 October 2017	13.1 °C12 January 2017	21.0 °C	484 mm	9
2016	31.7 °C29 March 2016	12.1 °C15 July 2016	20.7 °C	599 mm	6
2015	31.1 °C13 February 2015	11.7 °C16 July 2015	21.0 °C	747 mm	6
2014	30.4 °C16 October 2014	11.7 °C29 June 2014	20.6 °C	586 mm	2
2013	30.6 °C27 September 2013	11.3 °C4 September 2013	20.5 °C	805 mm	7
2012	31.6 °C15 March 2012	11.5 °C2 January 2012	21.0 °C	525 mm	19
2011	32.3 °C11 February 2011	11.8 °C30 June 2011	21.0 °C	604 mm	13
2010	30.2 °C11 October 2010	12.7 °C28 July 2010	20.6 °C	586 mm	3
2009	31.1 °C22 March 2009	12.4 °C10 August 2009	20.9 °C	403 mm	4
2008	31.5 °C30 October 2008	10.6 °C29 June 2008	20.4 °C	510 mm	2
2007	31.5 °C27 February 2007	11.5 °C23 September 2007	20.5 °C	532 mm	5
2006	31.3 °C23 February 2006	11.4 °C20 August 2006	20.6 °C	861 mm	6
2005	31.4 °C2 March 2005	11.6 °C7 July 2005	20.6 °C	594 mm	8
2004	29.7 °C9 October 2004	11.1 °C1 July 2004	20.5 °C	674 mm	0
2003	30.1 °C23 February 2003	11.7 °C8 August 2003	20.5 °C	512 mm	3
2002	29.6 °C12 February 2002	10.7 °C23 July 2002	20.2 °C	761 mm	0
2001	29.2 °C18 October 2001	10.6 °C7 August 2001	20.0 °C	633 mm	0
2000	31.4 °C27 February 2000	11.9 °C8 July 2000	20.2 °C	416 mm	7
1999	31.3 °C10 February 1999	12.1 °C5 July 1999	20.0 °C	608 mm	1
1998	29.8 °C23 February 1998	11.5 °C22 June 1998	20.1 °C	850 mm	0
1997	30.8 °C23 February 1997	11.6 °C14 July 1997	20.5 °C	885 mm	7
1996	30.0 °C22 February 1996	10.4 °C4 August 1996	20.0 °C	627 mm	1
1995	29.4 °C6 February 1995	11.8 °C25 August 1995	20.0 °C	664 mm	0
1994	30.3 °C7 February 1994	11.9 °C11 September 1994	20.3 °C	662 mm	2
1993	29.7 °C11 March 1993	10.1 °C27 July 1993	19.7 °C	634 mm	0
1992	30.1 °C27 February 1992	10.3 °C27 July 1992	19.8 °C	608 mm	2
1991	30.6 °C23 March 1991	10.8 °C4 September 1991	19.9 °C	620 mm	2
1990	28.1 °C28 February 1990	9.3 °C26 June 1990	19.6 °C	877 mm	0
1989	28.7 °C2 March 1989	10.3 °C21 June 1989	19.4 °C	907 mm	0
1988	31.1 °C23 March 1988	12.0 °C18 August 1988	20.2 °C	716 mm	3
1987	30.6 °C14 March 1987	9.5 °C13 July 1987	20.4 °C	521 mm	2
1986	30.4 °C14 March 1986	10.4 °C13 August 1986	19.8 °C	950 mm	2
1985	29.2 °C16 February 1985	9.8 °C8 June 1985	19.4 °C	893 mm	0
1984	30.7 °C11 February 1984	11.5 °C8 September 1984	19.9 °C	738 mm	6
1983	29.2 °C8 March 1983	11.6 °C9 August 1983	20.3 °C	722 mm	0
1982	29.6 °C27 March 1982	11.0 °C4 June 1982	19.7 °C	888 mm	0
1981	29.8 °C6 October 1981	10.4 °C19 June 1981	19.7 °C	1,065 mm	0
1980	30.3 °C10 March 1980	10.0 °C14 June 1980	19.9 °C	675 mm	2
1979	28.6 °C12 October 1979	10.8 °C18 July 1979	19.3 °C	1,188 mm	0
1978	28.6 °C19 March 1978	10.2 °C29 August 1978	19.3 °C	938 mm	0
1977	29.5 °C23 October 1977	10.1 °C26 August 1977	19.7 °C	1,260 mm	0
1976	28.8 °C5 April 1976	10.6 °C13 June 1976	19.8 °C	750 mm	0
1975	29.2 °C12 March 1975	11.4 °C9 August 1975	19.8 °C	521 mm	0
1974	29.2 °C27 February 1974	10.6 °C28 July 1974	19.4 °C	737 mm	0
1973	30.7 °C17 March 1973	10.3 °C2 July 1973	20.0 °C	660 mm	3
1972	29.4 °C22 September 1972	10.3 °C28 July 1972	19.7 °C	823 mm	0
1971	30.4 °C1 March 1971	9.7 °C6 August 1971	19.4 °C	790 mm	3
1970	29.0 °C24 March 1970	9.4 °C18 September 1970	19.5 °C	703 mm	0
1969	29.3 °C4 September 1969	9.1 °C22 August 1969	19.5 °C	649 mm	0
1968	30.9 °C29 January 1968	9.8 °C12 August 1968	19.2 °C	1,109 mm	1
1967	30.7 °C20 February 1967	11.1 °C12 July 1967	19.7 °C	691 mm	3
1966	30.3 °C15 February 1966	10.9 °C5 July 1966	19.7 °C	750 mm	1
1965	29.3 °C25 February 1965	9.6 °C9 June 1965	19.4 °C	754 mm	0
1964	29.1 °C26 February 1964	8.2 °C12 August 1964	19.1 °C	960 mm	0
1963	28.1 °C18 March 1963	9.3 °C28 July 1963	19.2 °C	1,011 mm	0
1962	27.9 °C21 September 1962	10.4 °C13 August 1962	19.2 °C	750 mm	0
1961	29.3 °C10 February 1961	10.4 °C15 June 1961	20.0 °C	925 mm	0
1960	29.4 °C29 February 1960	10.3 °C20 August 1960	19.6 °C	808 mm	0
1959	29.4 °C21 February 1959	9.2 °C10 August 1959	19.8 °C	740 mm	0
1958	28.4 °C5 February 1958	10.9 °C27 June 1958	19.6 °C	830 mm	0
1957	28.7 °C23 January 1957	10.5 °C19 July 1957	19.3 °C	1,055 mm	0
1956	29.9 °C23 September 1956	11.0 °C20 July 1956	19.3 °C	707 mm	0
1955	28.7 °C4 October 1955	10.1 °C11 August 1955	19.5 °C	663 mm	0
1954	28.6 °C22 October 1954	10.3 °C1 July 1954	19.3 °C	768 mm	0
1953	28.0 °C10 October 1953	10.1 °C11 August 1953	18.9 °C	1,254 mm	0
1952	28.7 °C14 September 1952	10.3 °C16 July 1952	19.1 °C	875 mm	0
1951	28.8 °C7 September 1951	10.3 °C19 July 1951	19.0 °C	1,267 mm	0
1950	29.0 °C23 October 1950	9.5 °C3 June 1950	19.1 °C	897 mm	0
1949	29.8 °C8 February 1949	11.0 °C24 June 1949	19.5 °C	785 mm	0
1948	28.8 °C23 September 1948	10.5 °C15 July 1948	19.2 °C	845 mm	0
1947	28.9 °C3 March 1947	10.6 °C24 July 1947	19.1 °C	1,142 mm	0
1946	32.2 °C21 February 1946	11.1 °C1 August 1946	20.4 °C	415 mm	30
1945	29.3 °C22 October 1945	11.0 °C21 August 1945	19.4 °C	551 mm	0
1944	31.9 °C21 February 1944	8.9 °C6 July 1944	19.9 °C	552 mm	10
1943	30.4 °C25 January 1943	9.8 °C26 July 1943	19.9 °C	459 mm	3
1942	29.2 °C29 January 1942	10.3 °C4 August 1942	19.9 °C	362 mm	0
1941	31.3 °C27 March 1941	10.7 °C2 July 1941	19.8 °C	818 mm	4
1940	28.1 °C19 September 1940	11.5 °C8 February 1940	19.4 °C	928 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

26.4 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

524 mm

-216 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.1 °C	+1.4 °C	49 mm	-11 mm
Feb	28.4 °C	+1.5 °C	8 mm	-40 mm
Mar	28.0 °C	+1.2 °C	89 mm	-7 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+1.1 °C	119 mm	-24 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.9 °C	39 mm	-26 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+1.4 °C	12 mm	+1 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	+0.9 °C	9 mm	+2 mm
Aug	24.0 °C	0.0 °C	19 mm	+11 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+1.6 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Oct	27.1 °C	+0.7 °C	31 mm	-17 mm
Nov	26.5 °C	+1.8 °C	52 mm	-94 mm
Dec	26.4 °C	+1.8 °C	93 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

11.9 °C

7 Sep 2025

Wettest day

21.4 mm

10 Mar 2025

Windiest day

19.3 km/h

14 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

14 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.0 °C

7 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

8 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Makueni Boma?

Makueni Boma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 740 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makueni Boma?

The hottest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2011, reaching 32.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Makueni Boma?

The coldest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1964, at 8.2 °C.

Does it snow in Makueni Boma?

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

Has the climate of Makueni Boma warmed?

Yes: Makueni Boma warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Makueni Boma?

The wettest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2005, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Makueni Boma?

The windiest day measured in Makueni Boma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2014, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Makueni Boma?

The warmest month in Makueni Boma is March (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Makueni Boma?

Makueni Boma receives on average 740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Makueni Boma?

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

Are there tropical nights in Makueni Boma?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Makueni Boma.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makueni Boma?

In Makueni Boma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 7 March 2020, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 12 August 1964.

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