Naivasha climate — normals and trends
Naivasha (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,226 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Naivasha averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Naivasha 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 27.8 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 2.3 °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
NaivashaNakuru County
- coords
- -0.71°, 36.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,226mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 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 = 0.73 · 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
27.8 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
2.3 °C
2 January 2012
Wettest day
184 mm
17 April 2006
Windiest day
22.2 km/h
9 July 2005
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
27 September 2019
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
25 March 1979
Coldest feels-like
-0.9 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 December 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 116 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | -54 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 140 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 207 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 181 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 126 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 118 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 137 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -95 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 218 mm | +103 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Naivasha?
Naivasha has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,226 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Naivasha?
The hottest day measured in Naivasha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Naivasha?
The coldest day measured in Naivasha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, at 2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Naivasha?
Almost never: Naivasha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Naivasha warmed?
Yes: Naivasha warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Naivasha?
The wettest day measured in Naivasha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2006, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Naivasha?
The windiest day measured in Naivasha between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2005, with winds reaching 22.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Naivasha?
The warmest month in Naivasha is March (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Naivasha?
Naivasha receives on average 1,226 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Naivasha?
Naivasha gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Naivasha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Naivasha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Naivasha?
In Naivasha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 25 March 1979, and the lowest was -0.9 °C on 2 January 2012.
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