Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya Climate

Weather: 18.52°C/65.34°F, Wind SW at 1.54 km/h, 93% Humidity, 1.05% Chance of rain

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Nairobi Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1663.78 meters (5458.6 feet) above sea level, Nairobi has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Classification: Cfb). The district’s yearly temperature is 20.82ºC (69.48ºF) and it is -1.68% lower than Kenya’s averages. Nairobi typically receives about 129.75 millimeters (5.11 inches) of precipitation and has 214.15 rainy days (58.67% of the time) annually.

CountryKenya
CityNairobi City
Longitude36.8219462
Latitude-1.2920659
Attitude/Elevation1663.78m (5458.6ft)
Local timeFriday 01:39
Annual high temperature24.9ºC (76.82ºF)
Annual low temperature14.78ºC (58.6ºF)
Average annual precip.129.75mm (5.11in)
Warmest monthFebruary (27.26ºC / 81.07ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (13.23ºC / 55.81ºF)
Wettest MonthApril (285.66mm / 11.25in)
Driest MonthJanuary (61.11mm / 2.41in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)214.15 days (58.67%)
Days with no rain150.85 days (41.33%)
Humidity72.9%

Climate Nairobi: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)32.0(89.6)34.0(93.2)32.0(89.6)30.0(86.0)27.0(80.6)27.0(80.6)28.0(82.4)30.0(86.0)30.0(86.0)31.0(87.8)28.0(82.4)29.0(84.2)34.0(93.2)
Average high °C (°F)26.01(78.82)27.26(81.07)27.11(80.8)25.02(77.04)23.3(73.94)22.94(73.29)23.05(73.49)23.84(74.91)25.33(77.59)25.83(78.49)24.55(76.19)24.6(76.28)24.9(76.82)
Daily mean °C (°F)21.4(70.52)22.33(72.19)22.57(72.63)21.23(70.21)19.91(67.84)19.28(66.7)19.19(66.54)19.84(67.71)21.0(69.8)21.74(71.13)20.76(69.37)20.55(68.99)20.82(69.48)
Average low °C (°F)14.24(57.63)15.0(59.0)15.89(60.6)15.88(60.58)14.7(58.46)13.55(56.39)13.23(55.81)14.13(57.43)14.93(58.87)15.93(60.67)15.52(59.94)14.36(57.85)14.78(58.6)
Record low °C (°F)10.0(50.0)11.0(51.8)12.0(53.6)12.0(53.6)10.0(50.0)10.0(50.0)10.0(50.0)11.0(51.8)7.0(44.6)13.0(55.4)12.0(53.6)11.0(51.8)7.0(44.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)61.11(2.41)86.03(3.39)130.67(5.14)285.66(11.25)209.27(8.24)140.68(5.54)81.4(3.2)75.09(2.96)80.43(3.17)121.2(4.77)169.31(6.67)116.13(4.57)129.75(5.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)10.5511.1818.8226.2725.9121.0915.6412.3613.4519.2723.2716.3617.85
Average relative humidity (%)68.6764.9967.2779.5783.579.8973.8669.6166.3766.9676.9677.1672.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.311.3511.1410.8110.8810.9811.111.2911.2911.4111.0811.3311.16

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Nairobi in recent years.

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Nairobi Temperature by Month

March
22.57°C | 72.63°F
February
22.33°C | 72.19°F
October
21.74°C | 71.13°F
January
21.4°C | 70.52°F
April
21.23°C | 70.21°F
September
21.0°C | 69.8°F
November
20.76°C | 69.37°F
December
20.55°C | 68.99°F
May
19.91°C | 67.84°F
August
19.84°C | 67.71°F
June
19.28°C | 66.7°F
July
19.19°C | 66.54°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature26.0°C (78.8°F)23.74°C (74.73°F)22.0°C (71.6°F)
Avg Temperature22.0°C (71.6°F)20.35°C (68.63°F)19.0°C (66.2°F)
Min Temperature17.0°C (62.6°F)15.68°C (60.22°F)14.0°C (57.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.0°C (60.8°F)15.48°C (59.86°F)14.0°C (57.2°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation22.4mm | 0.88in4.6mm | 0.18in0.7mm | 0.03in142.7mm | 5.62in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind13.0kmh | 8.08mph9.45kmh | 5.87mph6.0kmh | 3.73mph
Gust Wind17.0kmh | 10.56mph12.32kmh | 7.66mph8.0kmh | 4.97mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure22.4mb4.6mb0.7mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
May° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-05-0122.0 | 71.615.0 | 59.07613.0 | 8.0829.97 | 1014.90.7 | 0.03
2019-05-0222.0 | 71.614.0 | 57.27011.0 | 6.8430.0 | 1015.93.0 | 0.12
2019-05-0322.0 | 71.616.0 | 60.8799.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.922.4 | 0.88
2019-05-0421.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.88410.0 | 6.2129.97 | 1014.96.8 | 0.27
2019-05-0520.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88311.0 | 6.8429.97 | 1014.912.2 | 0.48
2019-05-0621.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.88210.0 | 6.2130.0 | 1015.92.7 | 0.11
2019-05-0721.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.8819.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.91.6 | 0.06
2019-05-0821.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.8809.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.92.8 | 0.11
2019-05-0921.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.8829.0 | 5.5929.94 | 1013.93.5 | 0.14
2019-05-1020.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88510.0 | 6.2129.94 | 1013.921.9 | 0.86
2019-05-1120.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88310.0 | 6.2129.97 | 1014.92.9 | 0.11
2019-05-1220.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.8849.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.93.5 | 0.14
2019-05-1320.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.8859.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.93.3 | 0.13
2019-05-1420.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88510.0 | 6.2129.97 | 1014.92.1 | 0.08
2019-05-1520.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88410.0 | 6.2129.97 | 1014.92.3 | 0.09
2019-05-1621.0 | 69.816.0 | 60.88210.0 | 6.2129.97 | 1014.91.0 | 0.04
2019-05-1720.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.88410.0 | 6.2130.0 | 1015.91.8 | 0.07
2019-05-1820.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.8849.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.95.9 | 0.23
2019-05-1920.0 | 68.015.0 | 59.0819.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.91.8 | 0.07
2019-05-2020.0 | 68.015.0 | 59.08110.0 | 6.2130.0 | 1015.99.1 | 0.36
2019-05-2121.0 | 69.815.0 | 59.0779.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.90.7 | 0.03
2019-05-2220.0 | 68.015.0 | 59.0829.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.91.0 | 0.04
2019-05-2320.0 | 68.016.0 | 60.8849.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.94.5 | 0.18
2019-05-2419.0 | 66.215.0 | 59.0838.0 | 4.9730.03 | 1016.95.4 | 0.21
2019-05-2519.0 | 66.216.0 | 60.88610.0 | 6.2130.03 | 1016.93.7 | 0.15
2019-05-2619.0 | 66.215.0 | 59.0839.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.95.4 | 0.21
2019-05-2720.0 | 68.015.0 | 59.0839.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.93.3 | 0.13
2019-05-2820.0 | 68.015.0 | 59.0829.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.92.4 | 0.09
2019-05-2920.0 | 68.014.0 | 57.2799.0 | 5.5930.0 | 1015.90.8 | 0.03
2019-05-3020.0 | 68.014.0 | 57.2779.0 | 5.5929.97 | 1014.90.7 | 0.03
2019-05-3121.0 | 69.815.0 | 59.0786.0 | 3.7329.94 | 1013.93.5 | 0.14

Nairobi 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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