Taveta climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Taveta?

Taveta has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taveta?

The hottest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 38.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Taveta?

The coldest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1996, at 9.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Taveta?

Almost never: Taveta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Taveta warmed?

Yes: Taveta warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Taveta?

The wettest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2015, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Taveta?

The windiest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1940, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Taveta?

The warmest month in Taveta is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Taveta?

Taveta receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Taveta?

Taveta gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Taveta (Kenya) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 493 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 February (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Taveta averages 0 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.

Taveta 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 38.0 °C (on 25 March 1941) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 4 August 1996).

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

TavetaTaita Taveta

coords: -3.40°, 37.68°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

18.4°C

Annual rainfall

493mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

134 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

103 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

20.1 °C

Average peak gust

34.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

98 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

38.0 °C

25 March 1941

Coldest day

9.9 °C

4 August 1996

Wettest day

89 mm

17 November 2015

Windiest day

25.3 km/h

26 December 1940

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

5 January 1971

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

19 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

7.6 °C

11 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.2 h

27 December 2003

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.0 °C28 February 2025	13.8 °C26 July 2025	24.1 °C	518 mm	196
2024	36.9 °C18 February 2024	14.6 °C25 June 2024	24.4 °C	601 mm	194
2023	36.5 °C5 February 2023	13.7 °C20 July 2023	24.4 °C	446 mm	188
2022	34.9 °C13 March 2022	13.7 °C21 July 2022	24.1 °C	238 mm	200
2021	35.0 °C24 November 2021	12.9 °C27 August 2021	23.9 °C	325 mm	182
2020	34.1 °C11 October 2020	13.0 °C17 July 2020	23.8 °C	645 mm	168
2019	35.9 °C26 March 2019	12.0 °C24 July 2019	24.0 °C	678 mm	138
2018	35.6 °C26 February 2018	13.0 °C10 June 2018	23.5 °C	575 mm	148
2017	35.7 °C10 March 2017	14.5 °C7 September 2017	24.2 °C	377 mm	179
2016	36.1 °C28 March 2016	13.6 °C9 July 2016	23.8 °C	434 mm	161
2015	35.2 °C28 February 2015	13.5 °C16 June 2015	24.0 °C	571 mm	169
2014	34.6 °C3 February 2014	12.2 °C29 June 2014	23.8 °C	483 mm	173
2013	35.1 °C19 February 2013	13.3 °C8 July 2013	23.8 °C	498 mm	173
2012	35.9 °C22 January 2012	14.1 °C23 July 2012	24.1 °C	348 mm	192
2011	35.8 °C11 February 2011	13.6 °C11 July 2011	24.1 °C	410 mm	192
2010	35.0 °C2 February 2010	13.6 °C9 July 2010	23.7 °C	425 mm	166
2009	34.9 °C21 March 2009	14.2 °C28 July 2009	24.2 °C	261 mm	203
2008	34.4 °C26 January 2008	12.0 °C29 June 2008	23.5 °C	418 mm	164
2007	34.7 °C23 February 2007	13.1 °C20 June 2007	23.6 °C	399 mm	165
2006	35.5 °C30 January 2006	13.0 °C3 July 2006	23.5 °C	722 mm	114
2005	36.0 °C2 March 2005	13.6 °C15 July 2005	23.9 °C	348 mm	176
2004	34.4 °C28 January 2004	13.5 °C3 July 2004	23.6 °C	431 mm	146
2003	35.2 °C23 March 2003	12.5 °C9 July 2003	23.9 °C	292 mm	192
2002	33.6 °C10 January 2002	13.9 °C22 August 2002	23.2 °C	549 mm	111
2001	33.7 °C3 March 2001	11.9 °C4 August 2001	23.2 °C	315 mm	134
2000	35.9 °C22 February 2000	13.1 °C9 July 2000	23.3 °C	342 mm	150
1999	36.3 °C10 February 1999	12.6 °C5 July 1999	23.2 °C	382 mm	134
1998	33.8 °C23 February 1998	12.5 °C1 July 1998	23.2 °C	536 mm	136
1997	35.1 °C28 January 1997	12.9 °C16 July 1997	23.2 °C	705 mm	104
1996	34.3 °C3 February 1996	9.9 °C4 August 1996	23.2 °C	463 mm	137
1995	33.5 °C7 February 1995	12.2 °C3 July 1995	23.2 °C	443 mm	138
1994	35.4 °C1 February 1994	12.9 °C31 July 1994	23.2 °C	595 mm	131
1993	34.3 °C13 November 1993	12.6 °C24 July 1993	23.2 °C	267 mm	138
1992	35.0 °C27 February 1992	11.1 °C1 August 1992	22.9 °C	551 mm	114
1991	34.6 °C20 March 1991	12.3 °C21 July 1991	23.2 °C	434 mm	140
1990	32.9 °C12 February 1990	12.4 °C26 June 1990	22.7 °C	520 mm	81
1989	34.4 °C27 February 1989	12.0 °C1 July 1989	22.7 °C	532 mm	90
1988	35.9 °C3 March 1988	13.9 °C3 October 1988	23.6 °C	398 mm	122
1987	35.7 °C5 March 1987	13.0 °C13 July 1987	23.8 °C	439 mm	182
1986	35.9 °C10 February 1986	12.0 °C7 July 1986	23.1 °C	508 mm	134
1985	33.0 °C31 January 1985	11.6 °C8 June 1985	22.7 °C	447 mm	83
1984	34.9 °C11 March 1984	12.6 °C8 September 1984	22.9 °C	547 mm	112
1983	34.5 °C9 March 1983	13.8 °C5 July 1983	23.7 °C	412 mm	174
1982	35.7 °C5 February 1982	12.7 °C18 July 1982	23.3 °C	498 mm	117
1981	34.1 °C11 February 1981	12.0 °C13 June 1981	23.1 °C	660 mm	146
1980	34.6 °C26 February 1980	12.7 °C13 June 1980	23.3 °C	471 mm	153
1979	33.3 °C4 March 1979	11.9 °C31 July 1979	22.4 °C	644 mm	116
1978	32.6 °C8 January 1978	12.4 °C29 August 1978	22.6 °C	724 mm	94
1977	33.4 °C12 February 1977	13.4 °C20 June 1977	23.2 °C	710 mm	114
1976	34.0 °C10 March 1976	12.7 °C26 July 1976	23.2 °C	482 mm	159
1975	34.9 °C14 March 1975	13.3 °C15 August 1975	23.1 °C	418 mm	144
1974	34.0 °C20 March 1974	11.4 °C30 July 1974	22.8 °C	423 mm	118
1973	34.6 °C15 March 1973	11.2 °C3 July 1973	23.0 °C	507 mm	141
1972	34.2 °C9 March 1972	12.3 °C27 June 1972	22.8 °C	701 mm	109
1971	34.9 °C1 March 1971	12.4 °C5 June 1971	22.6 °C	512 mm	124
1970	33.3 °C27 February 1970	12.5 °C16 July 1970	22.7 °C	524 mm	109
1969	33.2 °C25 October 1969	12.3 °C16 June 1969	22.8 °C	334 mm	122
1968	34.5 °C29 January 1968	11.0 °C15 July 1968	22.0 °C	766 mm	72
1967	34.4 °C19 February 1967	12.4 °C29 July 1967	22.6 °C	503 mm	113
1966	33.9 °C24 December 1966	12.6 °C28 July 1966	22.9 °C	437 mm	120
1965	34.3 °C25 February 1965	11.6 °C28 June 1965	22.6 °C	469 mm	94
1964	34.6 °C26 February 1964	10.7 °C12 August 1964	22.3 °C	566 mm	89
1963	33.7 °C2 March 1963	11.0 °C28 July 1963	22.4 °C	548 mm	90
1962	32.4 °C4 November 1962	12.8 °C13 August 1962	22.6 °C	385 mm	88
1961	33.7 °C31 January 1961	14.6 °C15 June 1961	23.2 °C	751 mm	125
1960	33.7 °C24 February 1960	12.0 °C25 July 1960	22.6 °C	618 mm	97
1959	34.3 °C10 February 1959	12.8 °C10 August 1959	22.9 °C	556 mm	108
1958	33.4 °C22 January 1958	12.2 °C14 August 1958	22.9 °C	446 mm	135
1957	33.5 °C22 January 1957	13.2 °C21 July 1957	22.6 °C	685 mm	90
1956	33.7 °C23 September 1956	11.9 °C13 July 1956	22.5 °C	454 mm	103
1955	33.7 °C4 March 1955	12.2 °C15 July 1955	22.7 °C	456 mm	136
1954	33.6 °C25 October 1954	12.6 °C23 June 1954	22.8 °C	432 mm	96
1953	33.1 °C4 November 1953	11.7 °C22 July 1953	22.1 °C	826 mm	45
1952	33.2 °C17 September 1952	12.5 °C15 July 1952	22.6 °C	449 mm	118
1951	32.5 °C1 March 1951	12.2 °C19 July 1951	22.3 °C	782 mm	77
1950	33.9 °C23 October 1950	12.0 °C2 June 1950	22.5 °C	515 mm	104
1949	33.7 °C5 February 1949	12.0 °C31 July 1949	22.9 °C	459 mm	151
1948	32.6 °C23 September 1948	12.2 °C15 July 1948	22.4 °C	571 mm	58
1947	33.7 °C1 March 1947	11.9 °C27 June 1947	22.2 °C	645 mm	75
1946	36.4 °C21 February 1946	13.0 °C14 August 1946	23.6 °C	238 mm	157
1945	33.4 °C31 January 1945	12.2 °C29 July 1945	22.4 °C	497 mm	106
1944	35.4 °C22 February 1944	10.3 °C11 July 1944	23.1 °C	340 mm	149
1943	35.3 °C25 January 1943	11.8 °C26 July 1943	23.3 °C	143 mm	194
1942	34.1 °C2 February 1942	12.1 °C27 July 1942	23.1 °C	273 mm	169
1941	38.0 °C25 March 1941	12.8 °C30 July 1941	23.0 °C	668 mm	136
1940	32.7 °C25 February 1940	13.4 °C29 June 1940	23.0 °C	474 mm	114

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

196 d/yr

+62

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

518 mm

+25 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	39 mm	-1 mm
Feb	32.8 °C	+1.3 °C	4 mm	-32 mm
Mar	32.0 °C	+0.8 °C	134 mm	+60 mm
Apr	29.0 °C	0.0 °C	132 mm	+20 mm
May	27.5 °C	+0.6 °C	56 mm	-4 mm
Jun	26.9 °C	+0.5 °C	18 mm	+8 mm
Jul	26.8 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Aug	27.9 °C	+0.9 °C	5 mm	-2 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.7 °C	47 mm	+25 mm
Nov	31.7 °C	+1.9 °C	14 mm	-45 mm
Dec	31.4 °C	+1.7 °C	61 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.0 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

13.8 °C

26 Jul 2025

Wettest day

44.9 mm

28 Mar 2025

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

14 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

14 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

8 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.3 °C

26 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

26 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Taveta?

Taveta has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taveta?

The hottest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1941, reaching 38.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Taveta?

The coldest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1996, at 9.9 °C.

Does it snow in Taveta?

Almost never: Taveta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Taveta warmed?

Yes: Taveta warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Taveta?

The wettest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2015, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Taveta?

The windiest day measured in Taveta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1940, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Taveta?

The warmest month in Taveta is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Taveta?

Taveta receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Taveta?

Taveta gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Taveta?

Yes: Taveta has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taveta?

In Taveta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 19 February 2024, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 11 July 1944.

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