Thermograph

Nairobi weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Nairobi, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 2005-02-25; its coldest fell to 8°C on 1985-08-06.

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
31°C1982-01-29
20°C1993-01-07
17°C2024-01-20
8°C2012-01-02
February
32°C2005-02-25
20°C1990-02-20
18°C2016-02-29
10°C1987-02-01
March
32°C2019-03-01
20°C1981-03-28
19°C1987-03-06
10°C1980-03-20
April
31°C2019-04-10
19°C1990-04-03
18°C2019-04-20
11°C1989-04-21
May
28°C2011-05-01
19°C2001-05-28
19°C2019-05-03
10°C1992-05-28
June
28°C2014-06-01
17°C1996-06-09
17°C2019-06-01
9°C1989-06-20
July
28°C2007-07-29
16°C2008-07-14
16°C2019-07-31
8°C1982-07-19
August
29°C2021-08-29
17°C1992-08-07
16°C2019-08-07
8°C1985-08-06
September
29°C2007-09-25
16°C2014-09-05
16°C2023-09-21
8°C1991-09-03
October
30°C2024-10-30
18°C1989-10-28
18°C2015-10-29
9°C2022-10-12
November
29°C2021-11-25
18°C1999-11-15
17°C2015-11-12
10°C2018-11-16
December
29°C1987-12-30
18°C1986-12-07
18°C2017-12-16
10°C1990-12-23

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)
32°C2005-02-25
18°C1986-12-07
18°C2016-02-29
8°C2012-01-02
Autumn (Mar–May)
32°C2019-03-01
19°C1990-04-03
19°C1987-03-06
10°C1980-03-20
Winter (Jun–Aug)
29°C2021-08-29
16°C2008-07-14
17°C2019-06-01
8°C1985-08-06
Spring (Sep–Nov)
30°C2024-10-30
16°C2014-09-05
18°C2015-10-29
8°C1991-09-03

All-time records

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

High

Highest 32°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 16°C 2014-09-05

Low

Highest 19°C 1987-03-06
Lowest 8°C 1985-08-06

Feels-like

Highest 36°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 5°C 1986-08-26

Humidity

Highest 16.1 g/m³ 1998-02-10
Lowest 6.2 g/m³ 1999-02-04

Wind

Highest 27 km/h 2012-12-19
Lowest 4 km/h 2006-12-28

Gust

Highest 60 km/h 2016-02-28
Lowest 12 km/h 2010-05-11

Precip

Wettest 58 mm 2011-02-15
Driest 11-day dry spell 1999-01-31

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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