Malindi climate — normals and trends
Malindi (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 706 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Malindi averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Malindi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 26 March 1941) and the coldest 19.3 °C (on 4 September 1969).
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
MalindiKilifi County
- coords
- -3.22°, 40.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
36.8 °C
26 March 1941
Coldest day
19.3 °C
4 September 1969
Wettest day
142 mm
22 May 1992
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
9 August 1961
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
9 August 1961
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
28 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.2 h
9 January 1941
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 | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 154 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 161 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 33 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 193 mm | +134 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 21 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malindi?
Malindi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malindi?
The hottest day measured in Malindi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malindi?
The coldest day measured in Malindi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, at 19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Malindi?
Almost never: Malindi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malindi warmed?
Yes: Malindi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malindi?
The wettest day measured in Malindi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1992, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malindi?
The windiest day measured in Malindi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1961, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malindi?
The warmest month in Malindi is March (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Malindi?
Malindi receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malindi?
Malindi gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malindi?
Yes: Malindi has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malindi?
In Malindi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 28 February 2024, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 30 July 1975.
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