Maralal climate — normals and trends
Maralal (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 946 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maralal averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Maralal has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 5 March 1987) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 5 January 1961).
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
MaralalSamburu County
- coords
- 1.10°, 36.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
30.9 °C
5 March 1987
Coldest day
7.6 °C
5 January 1961
Wettest day
100 mm
5 May 1998
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
9 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
24 April 1996
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 66 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 152 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 54 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 93 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maralal?
Maralal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maralal?
The hottest day measured in Maralal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1987, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maralal?
The coldest day measured in Maralal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1961, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Maralal?
Almost never: Maralal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maralal warmed?
Yes: Maralal warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maralal?
The wettest day measured in Maralal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1998, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maralal?
The windiest day measured in Maralal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maralal?
The warmest month in Maralal is March (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Maralal?
Maralal receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maralal?
Maralal gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maralal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Maralal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maralal?
In Maralal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 2 January 2012.
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