Nyahururu climate — normals and trends
Nyahururu (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 2,494 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Nyahururu averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Nyahururu has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 8 April 2019) and the coldest 3.2 °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
- 0.04°, 36.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,494mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
31.2 °C
8 April 2019
Coldest day
3.2 °C
2 January 2012
Wettest day
232 mm
22 April 2002
Windiest day
26.5 km/h
11 April 1984
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
26 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
31.4 °C
29 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
-0.8 °C
2 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 April 1940
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 | 24.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -69 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 227 mm | +69 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 305 mm | -69 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 224 mm | -150 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 298 mm | +97 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 238 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 235 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 300 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 250 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 114 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyahururu?
Nyahururu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 2,494 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyahururu?
The hottest day measured in Nyahururu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2019, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyahururu?
The coldest day measured in Nyahururu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nyahururu?
Almost never: Nyahururu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyahururu warmed?
Yes: Nyahururu warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyahururu?
The wettest day measured in Nyahururu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2002, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyahururu?
The windiest day measured in Nyahururu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1984, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyahururu?
The warmest month in Nyahururu is March (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyahururu?
Nyahururu receives on average 2,494 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyahururu?
Nyahururu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyahururu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nyahururu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyahururu?
In Nyahururu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.4 °C on 29 April 2022, and the lowest was -0.8 °C on 2 January 2012.
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