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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is March, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 12°C.

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 million, making it the 8th most populous city in Africa. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 26°C Below Normal · 32nd pct
Low 13°C Above Normal · 74th pct
Feels-like 26°C Below Normal · 31st pct
Humidity 11.3 g/m³ High · 78th pct
Wind 15 km/h Low · 11th pct
Precip 1 mm Heavy · 86th pct

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Nairobi average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 28°C 14°C 3 mm
February 29°C 15°C 0 mm
March 29°C 15°C 3 mm
April 27°C 16°C 3 mm
May 26°C 14°C 3 mm
June 26°C 13°C 0 mm
July 26°C 12°C 0 mm
August 27°C 13°C 0 mm
September 29°C 13°C 0 mm
October 29°C 14°C 3 mm
November 27°C 15°C 3 mm
December 26°C 15°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2005-02-25
  • Coldest day on record: 8°C on 1989-06-21

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Percentiles compare each day to Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →