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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight 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
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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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight 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
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| 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
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.