Wanguru climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Wanguru?

Wanguru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Wanguru?

The coldest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 7.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Wanguru?

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

Q: Has the climate of Wanguru warmed?

Yes: Wanguru warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Wanguru?

The wettest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2025, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Wanguru?

The windiest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Wanguru?

The warmest month in Wanguru is March (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Wanguru?

Wanguru receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Wanguru?

Wanguru gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Wanguru (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 971 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Wanguru averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.

Wanguru has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 1 March 2019) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 15 January 1968).

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

WanguruKirinyaga County

coords: -0.68°, 37.36°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

15.6°C

Annual rainfall

971mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

3.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

172 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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

34.0 °C

1 March 2019

Coldest day

7.8 °C

15 January 1968

Wettest day

111 mm

29 October 2025

Windiest day

21.1 km/h

26 February 1946

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

15 February 1966

Hottest feels-like

35.4 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

5.6 °C

15 January 1968

Sunniest day

12.0 h

24 December 1966

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C14 March 2025	12.1 °C27 July 2025	20.9 °C	820 mm	31
2024	32.3 °C17 March 2024	10.3 °C12 July 2024	21.2 °C	959 mm	23
2023	31.8 °C3 February 2023	10.2 °C28 January 2023	21.0 °C	853 mm	32
2022	32.1 °C16 March 2022	11.4 °C29 June 2022	20.8 °C	426 mm	36
2021	31.5 °C27 February 2021	11.2 °C1 February 2021	20.9 °C	546 mm	14
2020	31.1 °C11 February 2020	11.0 °C11 July 2020	21.0 °C	943 mm	10
2019	34.0 °C1 March 2019	12.1 °C20 December 2019	21.5 °C	1,401 mm	58
2018	32.7 °C26 February 2018	10.6 °C17 July 2018	20.7 °C	1,101 mm	14
2017	32.4 °C7 March 2017	12.4 °C17 January 2017	21.3 °C	729 mm	43
2016	33.2 °C29 March 2016	11.9 °C25 August 2016	20.9 °C	734 mm	30
2015	32.3 °C28 February 2015	11.1 °C15 January 2015	21.2 °C	1,051 mm	45
2014	31.2 °C4 March 2014	11.5 °C31 December 2014	21.0 °C	703 mm	8
2013	31.9 °C7 March 2013	10.3 °C5 July 2013	20.4 °C	953 mm	18
2012	33.0 °C15 March 2012	8.6 °C2 January 2012	20.8 °C	866 mm	41
2011	33.1 °C11 February 2011	11.5 °C27 January 2011	20.9 °C	821 mm	29
2010	31.2 °C2 February 2010	11.6 °C12 August 2010	20.8 °C	822 mm	15
2009	33.1 °C22 March 2009	10.4 °C10 July 2009	21.4 °C	661 mm	54
2008	31.6 °C18 March 2008	10.1 °C9 July 2008	20.7 °C	695 mm	17
2007	31.8 °C18 March 2007	11.2 °C23 July 2007	20.5 °C	696 mm	15
2006	32.3 °C23 February 2006	11.7 °C25 July 2006	20.6 °C	1,172 mm	12
2005	32.2 °C3 April 2005	9.7 °C30 August 2005	20.6 °C	925 mm	29
2004	31.4 °C5 March 2004	11.0 °C6 July 2004	20.5 °C	799 mm	8
2003	31.9 °C23 February 2003	10.6 °C4 February 2003	20.4 °C	945 mm	34
2002	31.0 °C11 February 2002	9.7 °C8 July 2002	20.4 °C	1,020 mm	9
2001	32.0 °C4 March 2001	11.4 °C7 August 2001	20.3 °C	822 mm	8
2000	31.5 °C29 February 2000	9.8 °C27 January 2000	20.6 °C	451 mm	25
1999	31.9 °C10 February 1999	10.9 °C5 July 1999	20.2 °C	800 mm	14
1998	30.5 °C23 February 1998	10.6 °C22 June 1998	20.3 °C	1,024 mm	5
1997	31.8 °C23 February 1997	11.4 °C21 May 1997	20.7 °C	1,359 mm	34
1996	31.6 °C22 February 1996	11.7 °C30 July 1996	20.4 °C	813 mm	8
1995	31.3 °C1 March 1995	10.2 °C20 July 1995	20.2 °C	876 mm	6
1994	31.5 °C8 March 1994	10.3 °C31 December 1994	20.3 °C	1,252 mm	21
1993	30.5 °C11 March 1993	10.5 °C5 July 1993	19.9 °C	781 mm	3
1992	32.2 °C28 March 1992	11.0 °C28 May 1992	20.0 °C	855 mm	16
1991	32.2 °C23 March 1991	9.9 °C27 June 1991	20.2 °C	808 mm	21
1990	30.5 °C11 February 1990	10.4 °C17 June 1990	19.9 °C	1,007 mm	2
1989	30.5 °C2 March 1989	9.7 °C21 June 1989	19.6 °C	1,170 mm	5
1988	32.3 °C2 March 1988	11.4 °C1 September 1988	20.2 °C	1,045 mm	25
1987	32.6 °C14 March 1987	8.8 °C13 July 1987	20.8 °C	786 mm	26
1986	32.0 °C14 March 1986	9.7 °C26 August 1986	19.8 °C	1,172 mm	12
1985	31.6 °C15 February 1985	8.5 °C6 August 1985	19.7 °C	1,146 mm	8
1984	31.6 °C12 March 1984	9.5 °C25 June 1984	19.8 °C	1,034 mm	9
1983	31.5 °C27 February 1983	11.0 °C5 July 1983	20.3 °C	1,059 mm	20
1982	32.8 °C3 March 1982	10.6 °C19 July 1982	20.0 °C	1,300 mm	22
1981	32.3 °C27 February 1981	10.4 °C4 February 1981	20.0 °C	1,227 mm	14
1980	31.5 °C10 March 1980	10.1 °C17 June 1980	20.0 °C	921 mm	10
1979	30.2 °C4 March 1979	11.0 °C2 March 1979	19.5 °C	1,342 mm	1
1978	28.8 °C19 March 1978	9.5 °C29 January 1978	19.4 °C	1,090 mm	0
1977	30.3 °C11 February 1977	9.5 °C30 September 1977	19.8 °C	1,635 mm	1
1976	31.6 °C5 April 1976	9.8 °C19 August 1976	19.8 °C	1,038 mm	8
1975	32.2 °C12 March 1975	10.6 °C27 December 1975	19.8 °C	863 mm	27
1974	31.4 °C27 February 1974	12.1 °C12 January 1974	19.9 °C	898 mm	6
1973	32.7 °C17 March 1973	10.4 °C2 July 1973	20.2 °C	880 mm	32
1972	31.0 °C13 March 1972	11.4 °C4 August 1972	19.9 °C	1,348 mm	9
1971	31.9 °C13 February 1971	10.0 °C18 February 1971	19.7 °C	933 mm	23
1970	31.2 °C26 February 1970	9.5 °C1 July 1970	19.8 °C	868 mm	8
1969	29.9 °C4 September 1969	8.7 °C22 August 1969	19.7 °C	760 mm	0
1968	31.7 °C29 January 1968	7.8 °C15 January 1968	19.3 °C	1,183 mm	4
1967	32.0 °C20 February 1967	10.6 °C28 August 1967	20.0 °C	1,068 mm	27
1966	31.1 °C15 February 1966	9.7 °C24 December 1966	20.1 °C	988 mm	3
1965	30.1 °C17 February 1965	10.0 °C17 February 1965	19.8 °C	1,013 mm	3
1964	29.9 °C28 February 1964	9.9 °C12 August 1964	19.3 °C	1,210 mm	0
1963	28.8 °C5 February 1963	9.6 °C18 June 1963	19.4 °C	1,369 mm	0
1962	29.0 °C25 February 1962	10.4 °C1 July 1962	19.5 °C	983 mm	0
1961	32.0 °C28 February 1961	10.6 °C2 January 1961	20.3 °C	1,244 mm	34
1960	31.6 °C22 February 1960	9.3 °C20 January 1960	20.1 °C	993 mm	16
1959	32.3 °C16 March 1959	10.2 °C10 August 1959	20.2 °C	977 mm	27
1958	30.7 °C14 March 1958	9.7 °C25 September 1958	20.0 °C	852 mm	5
1957	29.6 °C16 March 1957	9.7 °C15 February 1957	19.6 °C	1,174 mm	0
1956	31.3 °C23 September 1956	10.6 °C10 July 1956	19.8 °C	777 mm	15
1955	29.5 °C3 March 1955	11.0 °C15 July 1955	19.5 °C	909 mm	0
1954	29.4 °C26 December 1954	9.7 °C23 June 1954	19.4 °C	951 mm	0
1953	29.2 °C10 October 1953	9.3 °C12 August 1953	19.1 °C	1,426 mm	0
1952	29.5 °C24 March 1952	10.6 °C15 June 1952	19.2 °C	1,142 mm	0
1951	29.3 °C6 September 1951	9.3 °C3 July 1951	19.3 °C	1,801 mm	0
1950	29.9 °C22 February 1950	9.0 °C2 June 1950	19.3 °C	1,390 mm	0
1949	30.9 °C8 February 1949	10.0 °C3 August 1949	19.7 °C	923 mm	2
1948	29.3 °C23 September 1948	9.7 °C23 May 1948	19.6 °C	1,076 mm	0
1947	29.6 °C2 February 1947	10.2 °C18 September 1947	19.5 °C	1,319 mm	0
1946	33.1 °C21 February 1946	10.6 °C14 July 1946	20.6 °C	609 mm	54
1945	30.8 °C23 February 1945	9.7 °C24 July 1945	20.0 °C	639 mm	4
1944	32.4 °C20 February 1944	8.3 °C6 July 1944	20.1 °C	876 mm	38
1943	31.5 °C22 March 1943	10.4 °C10 October 1943	20.5 °C	467 mm	27
1942	31.3 °C1 October 1942	9.6 °C4 August 1942	20.5 °C	392 mm	13
1941	33.9 °C26 March 1941	10.8 °C10 December 1941	20.2 °C	832 mm	36
1940	29.4 °C19 September 1940	10.1 °C29 November 1940	19.7 °C	942 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

820 mm

-151 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	+1.1 °C	40 mm	+11 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+1.5 °C	3 mm	-24 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+0.7 °C	76 mm	+2 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+0.5 °C	241 mm	+31 mm
May	26.0 °C	+1.3 °C	76 mm	-87 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+1.2 °C	34 mm	-5 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	+0.3 °C	29 mm	+1 mm
Aug	23.9 °C	-0.2 °C	33 mm	+2 mm
Sep	28.0 °C	+1.7 °C	24 mm	-11 mm
Oct	27.6 °C	+1.1 °C	170 mm	+42 mm
Nov	25.9 °C	+1.1 °C	52 mm	-99 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	+1.7 °C	41 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Wettest day

110.9 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

17.6 km/h

22 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

43.2 km/h

22 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.0 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

21 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

6 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Wanguru?

Wanguru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanguru?

The hottest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Wanguru?

The coldest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 7.8 °C.

Does it snow in Wanguru?

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

Has the climate of Wanguru warmed?

Yes: Wanguru warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Wanguru?

The wettest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2025, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Wanguru?

The windiest day measured in Wanguru between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Wanguru?

The warmest month in Wanguru is March (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Wanguru?

Wanguru receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Wanguru?

Wanguru gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Wanguru?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wanguru.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wanguru?

In Wanguru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 15 January 1968.

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