Thermograph

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

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2005-02-25; its coldest fell to 8°C on 1989-06-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2006-01-29
20°C1998-01-05
17°C2018-01-09
9°C2012-01-02
February
36°C2005-02-25
17°C1985-02-08
18°C2006-02-26
11°C1989-02-28
March
34°C2016-03-29
21°C1981-03-28
19°C2024-03-23
11°C1995-03-18
April
33°C2019-04-08
21°C1981-04-03
18°C2016-04-01
11°C1994-04-02
May
31°C2022-05-24
19°C2018-05-02
17°C2024-05-03
10°C1984-05-19
June
31°C2011-06-01
20°C2007-06-25
17°C2019-06-02
8°C1989-06-21
July
30°C2023-07-31
20°C2008-07-30
16°C2026-07-10
9°C1989-07-28
August
31°C1983-08-08
20°C2011-08-11
15°C2020-08-12
9°C1993-08-16
September
33°C2012-09-23
22°C2014-09-04
17°C2025-09-30
9°C1993-09-01
October
33°C2024-10-30
22°C2011-10-28
17°C2024-10-27
10°C1999-10-15
November
32°C2024-11-03
19°C1997-11-21
18°C2015-11-03
11°C1987-11-02
December
31°C2005-12-20
20°C2006-12-28
17°C2025-12-27
10°C1984-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
36°C2005-02-25
17°C1985-02-08
18°C2006-02-26
9°C2012-01-02
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C2016-03-29
19°C2018-05-02
19°C2024-03-23
10°C1984-05-19
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C1983-08-08
20°C2007-06-25
17°C2019-06-02
8°C1989-06-21
Spring (Sep–Nov)
33°C2024-10-30
19°C1997-11-21
18°C2015-11-03
9°C1993-09-01

All-time records

The most extreme value Nairobi has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 17°C 1985-02-08

Low

Highest 19°C 2024-03-23
Lowest 8°C 1989-06-21

Feels-like

Highest 40°C 2024-03-22
Lowest 5°C 1989-06-21

Humidity

Highest 16.1 g/m³ 1998-04-09
Lowest 5.4 g/m³ 2011-02-07

Wind

Highest 40 km/h 2014-12-03
Lowest 6 km/h 2018-04-20

Precip

Wettest 52 mm 2024-04-08
Driest 36-day dry spell 1997-02-11

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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