Molo climate — normals and trends
Molo (Kenya) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,933 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Molo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Molo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.5 °C (on 15 April 2019) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 28 August 1963).
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
MoloNakuru County
- coords
- -0.25°, 35.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,933mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
28.5 °C
15 April 2019
Coldest day
3.1 °C
28 August 1963
Wettest day
201 mm
6 August 2020
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
2 April 2022
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
14 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
28.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
28 August 1963
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 December 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 | 22.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 130 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 192 mm | -81 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 157 mm | -65 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 219 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 355 mm | +79 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 343 mm | +157 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 226 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Molo?
Molo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Molo?
The hottest day measured in Molo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2019, reaching 28.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Molo?
The coldest day measured in Molo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1963, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Molo?
Almost never: Molo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Molo warmed?
Yes: Molo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Molo?
The wettest day measured in Molo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Molo?
The windiest day measured in Molo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2022, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Molo?
The warmest month in Molo is March (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Molo?
Molo receives on average 1,933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Molo?
Molo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Molo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Molo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Molo?
In Molo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 28 August 1963.
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