Kwale climate — normals and trends
Kwale (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,943 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kwale averages 0 frost days, 250 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.
Kwale has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 14.0 °C (on 3 February 1945).
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
KwaleDelta
- coords
- 5.71°, 6.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,943mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
250 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
249 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
41.4 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
14.0 °C
3 February 1945
Wettest day
197 mm
3 September 2021
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
49.0 km/h
5 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
3 February 1945
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 May 1958
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 | 36.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 37.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 69 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 134 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 189 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 252 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 274 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 167 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 412 mm | +158 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 267 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 34.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kwale?
Kwale has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kwale?
The hottest day measured in Kwale between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kwale?
The coldest day measured in Kwale between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1945, at 14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kwale?
Almost never: Kwale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kwale warmed?
Yes: Kwale warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kwale?
The wettest day measured in Kwale between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2021, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kwale?
The windiest day measured in Kwale between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kwale?
The warmest month in Kwale is February (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kwale?
Kwale receives on average 1,943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kwale?
Kwale gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kwale?
Yes: Kwale has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kwale?
In Kwale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 3 February 1945.
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