Nanyuki climate — normals and trends
Nanyuki (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,149 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Nanyuki averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Nanyuki 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 29.5 °C (on 9 April 2019) and the coldest 5.1 °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
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- coords
- 0.01°, 37.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,149mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
29.5 °C
9 April 2019
Coldest day
5.1 °C
2 January 2012
Wettest day
167 mm
30 October 2014
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
5 August 1985
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
11 February 1963
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
28 March 1992
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 April 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 26.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 198 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 108 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 94 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 86 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 178 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -98 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 158 mm | +87 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nanyuki?
Nanyuki has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,149 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nanyuki?
The hottest day measured in Nanyuki between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2019, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nanyuki?
The coldest day measured in Nanyuki between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nanyuki?
Almost never: Nanyuki sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nanyuki warmed?
Yes: Nanyuki warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nanyuki?
The wettest day measured in Nanyuki between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2014, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nanyuki?
The windiest day measured in Nanyuki between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1985, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nanyuki?
The warmest month in Nanyuki is March (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Nanyuki?
Nanyuki receives on average 1,149 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nanyuki?
Nanyuki gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nanyuki?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nanyuki.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nanyuki?
In Nanyuki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 28 March 1992, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 2 January 2012.
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