Webuye climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Webuye?

Webuye has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 867 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Webuye?

The coldest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 9.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Webuye?

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

Q: Has the climate of Webuye warmed?

Yes: Webuye warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Webuye?

The wettest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2019, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Webuye?

The windiest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1999, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Webuye?

The warmest month in Webuye is February (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Webuye?

Webuye receives on average 867 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Webuye?

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

Webuye (Kenya) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 867 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Webuye averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.

Webuye has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 26 July 1947).

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

WebuyeBungoma County

coords: 0.60°, 34.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.5°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

867mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

8.8km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

179 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

35.7 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

9.2 °C

26 July 1947

Wettest day

63 mm

27 April 2019

Windiest day

24.0 km/h

17 February 1999

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

17 February 1999

Hottest feels-like

37.7 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

5 February 1978

Sunniest day

11.9 h

20 February 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.7 °C5 March 2025	13.2 °C23 November 2025	21.9 °C	730 mm	105
2024	34.5 °C17 March 2024	13.5 °C8 December 2024	22.2 °C	776 mm	99
2023	35.3 °C7 March 2023	12.7 °C15 January 2023	22.0 °C	899 mm	107
2022	34.8 °C11 March 2022	12.8 °C3 August 2022	21.6 °C	754 mm	93
2021	33.6 °C13 March 2021	12.6 °C28 January 2021	21.5 °C	621 mm	84
2020	31.6 °C24 February 2020	12.7 °C10 August 2020	20.8 °C	1,150 mm	30
2019	35.2 °C24 March 2019	12.3 °C20 December 2019	21.5 °C	996 mm	96
2018	34.7 °C3 February 2018	12.0 °C8 August 2018	21.1 °C	981 mm	72
2017	34.9 °C12 February 2017	13.9 °C5 December 2017	22.1 °C	604 mm	125
2016	34.3 °C16 March 2016	13.7 °C16 June 2016	21.9 °C	632 mm	122
2015	34.5 °C19 March 2015	12.4 °C2 January 2015	21.5 °C	787 mm	84
2014	34.8 °C4 March 2014	11.5 °C12 January 2014	21.3 °C	617 mm	82
2013	34.0 °C2 March 2013	11.9 °C16 July 2013	20.8 °C	789 mm	57
2012	34.7 °C29 March 2012	10.0 °C2 January 2012	20.9 °C	873 mm	87
2011	34.5 °C10 March 2011	11.6 °C7 February 2011	21.2 °C	840 mm	83
2010	34.5 °C2 February 2010	13.2 °C4 December 2010	21.1 °C	980 mm	61
2009	34.5 °C21 March 2009	11.3 °C11 January 2009	21.9 °C	503 mm	131
2008	34.0 °C3 March 2008	12.1 °C14 December 2008	21.1 °C	663 mm	107
2007	32.9 °C8 April 2007	12.5 °C30 October 2007	21.0 °C	637 mm	82
2006	35.0 °C10 February 2006	13.6 °C13 July 2006	21.3 °C	791 mm	74
2005	35.7 °C23 February 2005	11.5 °C4 January 2005	21.8 °C	649 mm	146
2004	33.9 °C23 March 2004	12.4 °C4 July 2004	21.3 °C	645 mm	74
2003	34.9 °C25 February 2003	11.0 °C14 January 2003	21.1 °C	710 mm	84
2002	34.0 °C9 April 2002	13.5 °C5 September 2002	21.4 °C	617 mm	77
2001	33.8 °C3 March 2001	11.7 °C22 July 2001	20.3 °C	864 mm	47
2000	34.1 °C24 March 2000	11.0 °C27 January 2000	20.8 °C	574 mm	75
1999	33.5 °C9 February 1999	12.3 °C13 December 1999	20.6 °C	624 mm	51
1998	33.5 °C13 March 1998	13.1 °C29 November 1998	20.9 °C	908 mm	63
1997	34.9 °C14 March 1997	13.2 °C21 May 1997	21.3 °C	996 mm	80
1996	32.9 °C12 March 1996	12.0 °C11 December 1996	20.9 °C	759 mm	56
1995	33.2 °C5 February 1995	12.0 °C18 January 1995	21.1 °C	777 mm	65
1994	33.4 °C1 February 1994	12.3 °C24 June 1994	20.7 °C	1,003 mm	69
1993	33.9 °C10 April 1993	12.3 °C22 January 1993	21.0 °C	630 mm	70
1992	35.0 °C28 March 1992	12.1 °C21 November 1992	20.8 °C	710 mm	80
1991	33.9 °C22 March 1991	12.2 °C25 July 1991	20.7 °C	802 mm	70
1990	32.8 °C29 January 1990	10.8 °C9 January 1990	20.5 °C	841 mm	37
1989	33.5 °C3 March 1989	10.9 °C2 July 1989	20.2 °C	880 mm	35
1988	35.1 °C2 March 1988	11.3 °C28 November 1988	20.5 °C	1,011 mm	55
1987	33.4 °C5 March 1987	12.2 °C2 February 1987	21.1 °C	815 mm	76
1986	33.3 °C24 February 1986	10.9 °C6 August 1986	20.3 °C	934 mm	55
1985	35.3 °C16 March 1985	11.6 °C24 July 1985	20.1 °C	971 mm	57
1984	33.8 °C21 February 1984	11.1 °C18 December 1984	20.5 °C	649 mm	65
1983	34.0 °C1 April 1983	11.5 °C3 December 1983	20.7 °C	808 mm	62
1982	34.8 °C26 March 1982	11.7 °C7 September 1982	20.3 °C	987 mm	63
1981	34.6 °C1 March 1981	11.2 °C8 December 1981	20.5 °C	850 mm	65
1980	34.5 °C22 February 1980	11.3 °C24 July 1980	20.6 °C	718 mm	78
1979	32.7 °C7 March 1979	11.3 °C22 July 1979	20.2 °C	927 mm	48
1978	33.1 °C4 February 1978	10.3 °C5 February 1978	20.0 °C	986 mm	35
1977	33.0 °C16 March 1977	11.2 °C30 September 1977	20.1 °C	1,045 mm	40
1976	34.1 °C20 March 1976	10.4 °C25 July 1976	20.0 °C	891 mm	51
1975	34.3 °C9 February 1975	11.6 °C24 December 1975	19.8 °C	1,137 mm	60
1974	34.0 °C24 February 1974	11.0 °C20 July 1974	20.0 °C	950 mm	62
1973	34.2 °C15 March 1973	11.5 °C11 December 1973	20.4 °C	911 mm	79
1972	33.7 °C31 March 1972	12.0 °C29 August 1972	19.9 °C	1,132 mm	41
1971	33.7 °C7 March 1971	10.7 °C10 July 1971	19.6 °C	1,128 mm	58
1970	32.5 °C16 February 1970	11.4 °C18 September 1970	19.8 °C	995 mm	26
1969	32.4 °C13 April 1969	11.3 °C30 September 1969	20.2 °C	703 mm	40
1968	31.2 °C21 January 1968	10.6 °C14 January 1968	19.3 °C	1,154 mm	5
1967	33.8 °C10 March 1967	10.8 °C11 December 1967	19.6 °C	1,191 mm	54
1966	32.4 °C26 December 1966	10.5 °C24 December 1966	20.4 °C	820 mm	45
1965	33.3 °C14 February 1965	10.6 °C14 January 1965	20.4 °C	718 mm	55
1964	31.2 °C12 March 1964	9.9 °C31 August 1964	19.7 °C	854 mm	16
1963	31.2 °C6 April 1963	10.7 °C9 July 1963	19.2 °C	1,093 mm	7
1962	30.6 °C26 February 1962	10.7 °C2 July 1962	18.9 °C	1,168 mm	4
1961	33.9 °C8 March 1961	11.1 °C8 September 1961	20.1 °C	1,242 mm	58
1960	33.0 °C11 February 1960	11.5 °C29 December 1960	20.2 °C	1,168 mm	49
1959	33.5 °C17 March 1959	11.6 °C10 June 1959	20.4 °C	1,105 mm	58
1958	34.1 °C4 March 1958	10.9 °C28 June 1958	20.3 °C	881 mm	86
1957	33.2 °C18 January 1957	10.8 °C25 September 1957	20.0 °C	1,009 mm	32
1956	31.3 °C17 March 1956	10.8 °C24 July 1956	19.0 °C	915 mm	10
1955	30.7 °C3 March 1955	11.2 °C16 August 1955	19.2 °C	868 mm	1
1954	29.0 °C8 February 1954	9.8 °C2 July 1954	18.8 °C	902 mm	0
1953	29.6 °C15 February 1953	9.5 °C12 August 1953	18.8 °C	1,676 mm	0
1952	29.1 °C23 January 1952	12.1 °C9 July 1952	19.0 °C	1,258 mm	0
1951	30.6 °C2 March 1951	10.9 °C17 July 1951	18.9 °C	1,534 mm	2
1950	31.7 °C28 February 1950	10.2 °C19 July 1950	18.7 °C	1,021 mm	9
1949	31.6 °C23 March 1949	9.6 °C31 July 1949	19.2 °C	920 mm	8
1948	29.8 °C17 April 1948	11.3 °C2 January 1948	19.5 °C	928 mm	0
1947	29.5 °C28 October 1947	9.2 °C26 July 1947	19.2 °C	1,302 mm	0
1946	34.9 °C31 March 1946	12.1 °C6 August 1946	20.4 °C	589 mm	77
1945	32.2 °C21 March 1945	11.3 °C29 July 1945	20.1 °C	540 mm	34
1944	32.4 °C16 April 1944	11.4 °C8 January 1944	20.5 °C	483 mm	63
1943	32.9 °C21 February 1943	10.1 °C27 July 1943	20.8 °C	308 mm	99
1942	32.1 °C8 February 1942	11.6 °C20 July 1942	20.4 °C	404 mm	56
1941	32.5 °C27 March 1941	11.2 °C9 December 1941	20.1 °C	471 mm	28
1940	30.1 °C23 February 1940	11.0 °C29 November 1940	18.9 °C	889 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.7 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

105 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

730 mm

-137 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.5 °C	+1.5 °C	14 mm	-8 mm
Feb	33.1 °C	+3.4 °C	9 mm	-20 mm
Mar	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	98 mm	+32 mm
Apr	27.7 °C	+0.6 °C	72 mm	-48 mm
May	27.4 °C	+1.8 °C	126 mm	-18 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+2.0 °C	34 mm	-45 mm
Jul	25.5 °C	+0.9 °C	123 mm	+54 mm
Aug	26.6 °C	+1.4 °C	75 mm	-8 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+2.6 °C	69 mm	-6 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+1.0 °C	56 mm	-23 mm
Nov	29.7 °C	+2.7 °C	33 mm	-36 mm
Dec	29.6 °C	+1.6 °C	22 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

54.8 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

20.7 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

20 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Webuye?

Webuye has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 867 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Webuye?

The hottest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Webuye?

The coldest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 9.2 °C.

Does it snow in Webuye?

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

Has the climate of Webuye warmed?

Yes: Webuye warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Webuye?

The wettest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2019, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Webuye?

The windiest day measured in Webuye between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1999, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Webuye?

The warmest month in Webuye is February (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Webuye?

Webuye receives on average 867 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Webuye?

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

Are there tropical nights in Webuye?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Webuye?

In Webuye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 5 February 1978.

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