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Jomo Kenyatta Intl Weather Records (KE000063740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Jomo Kenyatta Intl (KE000063740), Kenya, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Jomo Kenyatta Intl

  • Jomo Kenyatta Intl (KE000063740) is a weather station in Kenya at -1.32 latitude and 36.92 longitude, 1,624 m (5,328 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1957 to 2025, 69 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Jomo Kenyatta Intl still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Jomo Kenyatta Intl set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.9 C (58.8 F) on 22 June 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Kenya, -1.32 latitude, 36.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,624 m (5,328 ft).
  • Period of record: 1957 to 2025, 69 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Jomo Kenyatta Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Jomo Kenyatta Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan31.6 C (88.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)11.6 C (52.9 F)
Feb38.2 C (100.8 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)29.6 C (85.3 F)9.8 C (49.6 F)
Mar32.6 C (90.7 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)30.8 C (87.4 F)14.7 C (58.5 F)
Apr32.1 C (89.8 F)8.7 C (47.7 F)n/a12.9 C (55.2 F)
May32.6 C (90.7 F)7.4 C (45.3 F)25.8 C (78.4 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jun32.0 C (89.6 F)2.3 C (36.1 F)24.7 C (76.5 F)9.7 C (49.5 F)
Jul29.3 C (84.7 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)26.4 C (79.5 F)9.0 C (48.2 F)
Aug31.0 C (87.8 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)24.6 C (76.3 F)9.9 C (49.8 F)
Sep31.6 C (88.9 F)1.8 C (35.2 F)n/an/a
Oct33.0 C (91.4 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)n/an/a
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)n/an/a
Dec32.0 C (89.6 F)4.8 C (40.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by the year they were set 1,464 records at Jomo Kenyatta Intl still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 56. 02040601957: 171958: 51959: 71960: 111961: 131973: 221974: 251975: 321976: 371977: 341978: 371979: 391980: 361981: 391982: 261983: 151984: 351985: 291986: 361987: 301988: 241989: 361990: 251991: 191992: 221993: 211994: 231995: 171996: 401997: 321998: 501999: 252000: 302001: 282002: 182003: 172004: 252005: 292006: 282007: 142008: 212009: 282010: 202011: 522012: 252013: 222014: 272015: 562016: 302017: 282018: 152019: 152020: 12022: 142023: 412024: 172025: 41957197419801986199219982004201020162023
1,464 records at Jomo Kenyatta Intl still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195717
19585
19597
196011
196113
197322
197425
197532
197637
197734
197837
197939
198036
198139
198226
198315
198435
198529
198636
198730
198824
198936
199025
199119
199222
199321
199423
199517
199640
199732
199850
199925
200030
200128
200218
200317
200425
200529
200628
200714
200821
200928
201020
201152
201225
201322
201427
201556
201630
201728
201815
201915
20201
202214
202341
202417
20254

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Jomo Kenyatta Intl set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Jomo Kenyatta Intl between 9 May 1990 and 1 April 2016. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature9 May 1990: Record daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)13 May 1990: Record daily precipitation 268.0 mm (10.6 in)18 October 2001: Record high maximum temperature 33.0 C (91.4 F)11 February 2006: Record high maximum temperature 38.2 C (100.8 F)21 August 2008: Record low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)13 February 2010: Record daily precipitation 351.5 mm (13.8 in)18 March 2016: Record high minimum temperature 18.5 C (65.3 F)1 April 2016: Record high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)199019952000200520102015
8 all-time records were set at Jomo Kenyatta Intl between 9 May 1990 and 1 April 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Jomo Kenyatta Intl set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1990-05-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1990-05-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 268.0 mm (10.6 in)
2001-10-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 33.0 C (91.4 F)
2006-02-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.2 C (100.8 F)
2008-08-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010-02-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 351.5 mm (13.8 in)
2016-03-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 18.5 C (65.3 F)
2016-04-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 351.5 mm (13.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jomo Kenyatta Intl The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jomo Kenyatta Intl. The most was 351.5 mm (13.8 in) on 13 February 2010. 0100200300400 Jan: 182.1 mm (7.2 in), 14 January 2004 Jan Feb: 351.5 mm (13.8 in), 13 February 2010 Feb Mar: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 1 March 2005 Mar Apr: 101.9 mm (4.0 in), 21 April 1970 Apr May: 268.0 mm (10.6 in), 13 May 1990 May Jun: 83.1 mm (3.3 in), 3 June 2015 Jun Jul: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 10 July 2003 Jul Aug: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 8 August 2007 Aug Sep: 90.9 mm (3.6 in), 6 September 2003 Sep Oct: 67.6 mm (2.7 in), 30 October 1972 Oct Nov: 156.0 mm (6.1 in), 17 November 1991 Nov Dec: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 27 December 1961 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jomo Kenyatta Intl. The most was 351.5 mm (13.8 in) on 13 February 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jomo Kenyatta Intl
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan182.1 mm (7.2 in)14 January 2004
Feb351.5 mm (13.8 in)13 February 2010
Mar99.1 mm (3.9 in)1 March 2005
Apr101.9 mm (4.0 in)21 April 1970
May268.0 mm (10.6 in)13 May 1990
Jun83.1 mm (3.3 in)3 June 2015
Jul45.7 mm (1.8 in)10 July 2003
Aug99.1 mm (3.9 in)8 August 2007
Sep90.9 mm (3.6 in)6 September 2003
Oct67.6 mm (2.7 in)30 October 1972
Nov156.0 mm (6.1 in)17 November 1991
Dec112.3 mm (4.4 in)27 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2025
Days with data per year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl 59 years of record at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. 59 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1973, 1974 and others. 1957: 196 of 365 days1958: 204 of 365 days1959: 206 of 365 days1960: 201 of 366 days1961: 218 of 365 days1964: 1 of 366 days1973: 101 of 365 days1974: 95 of 365 days1975: 256 of 365 days1976: 274 of 366 days1977: 302 of 365 days1978: 277 of 365 days1979: 297 of 365 days1980: 262 of 366 days1981: 273 of 365 days1982: 240 of 365 days1983: 281 of 365 days1984: 270 of 366 days1985: 303 of 365 days1986: 291 of 365 days1987: 271 of 365 days1988: 289 of 366 days1989: 300 of 365 days1990: 261 of 365 days1991: 273 of 365 days1992: 258 of 366 days1993: 232 of 365 days1994: 311 of 365 days1995: 305 of 365 days1996: 291 of 366 days1997: 299 of 365 days1998: 284 of 365 days1999: 279 of 365 days2000: 281 of 366 days2001: 281 of 365 days2002: 298 of 365 days2003: 288 of 365 days2004: 282 of 366 days2005: 264 of 365 days2006: 302 of 365 days2007: 139 of 365 days2008: 234 of 366 days2009: 246 of 365 days2010: 188 of 365 days2011: 271 of 365 days2012: 261 of 366 days2013: 241 of 365 days2014: 253 of 365 days2015: 289 of 365 days2016: 13 of 366 days2017: 12 of 365 days2018: 6 of 365 days2019: 5 of 365 days2020: 11 of 366 days2021: 7 of 365 days2022: 73 of 365 days2023: 134 of 365 days2024: 108 of 366 days2025: 15 of 365 days196019801990200020102020
59 years of record at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. 59 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1973, 1974 and others.
Days with data per year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195719654%No
195820456%No
195920656%No
196020155%No
196121860%No
196410%No
197310128%No
19749526%No
197525670%No
197627475%No
197730283%No
197827776%No
197929781%No
198026272%No
198127375%No
198224066%No
198328177%No
198427074%No
198530383%No
198629180%No
198727174%No
198828979%No
198930082%No
199026172%No
199127375%No
199225870%No
199323264%No
199431185%No
199530584%No
199629180%No
199729982%No
199828478%No
199927976%No
200028177%No
200128177%No
200229882%No
200328879%No
200428277%No
200526472%No
200630283%No
200713938%No
200823464%No
200924667%No
201018852%No
201127174%No
201226171%No
201324166%No
201425369%No
201528979%No
2016134%No
2017123%No
201862%No
201951%No
2020113%No
202172%No
20227320%No
202313437%No
202410830%No
2025154%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Jomo Kenyatta Intl
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 June 2025Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min14.9 C (58.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2025Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min (Tie)16.6 C (61.9 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2025Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min18.8 C (65.8 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)28 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2025Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEmonthly high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily low max20.3 C (68.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)67 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min17.3 C (63.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min15.9 C (60.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high max30.3 C (86.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie50 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min14.7 C (58.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min (Tie)16.0 C (60.8 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high max (Tie)27.5 C (81.5 F)tie10 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2024Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KEdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)64 years25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Jomo Kenyatta Intl: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.2 C (100.8 F)200631.0 C (87.8 F)59
Coldest night (TNn)0.0 C (32.0 F)20086.4 C (43.5 F)57
Wettest day (Rx1day)351.5 mm (13.8 in)201058.9 mm (2.3 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)480.0 mm (18.9 in)1990101.8 mm (4.0 in)67
Longest dry spell (CDD)126 days198638 days68

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year The hottest day of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 38.2 C (100.8 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F). 253035401960198020002020Record: 38.2 C (100.8 F) in 2006
The hottest day of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 38.2 C (100.8 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195730.6 C (87.1 F)
195830.0 C (86.0 F)
195931.1 C (88.0 F)
196030.6 C (87.1 F)
196130.6 C (87.1 F)
1962n/a
1963n/a
196428.9 C (84.0 F)
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
197332.0 C (89.6 F)
197429.0 C (84.2 F)
197530.0 C (86.0 F)
197631.0 C (87.8 F)
197731.0 C (87.8 F)
197832.0 C (89.6 F)
197931.0 C (87.8 F)
198032.0 C (89.6 F)
198131.0 C (87.8 F)
198232.1 C (89.8 F)
198331.0 C (87.8 F)
198431.3 C (88.3 F)
198529.7 C (85.5 F)
198630.9 C (87.6 F)
198732.6 C (90.7 F)
198831.5 C (88.7 F)
198930.4 C (86.7 F)
199030.3 C (86.5 F)
199131.5 C (88.7 F)
199231.1 C (88.0 F)
199329.2 C (84.6 F)
199430.6 C (87.1 F)
199530.6 C (87.1 F)
199631.6 C (88.9 F)
199731.0 C (87.8 F)
199830.1 C (86.2 F)
199932.0 C (89.6 F)
200031.8 C (89.2 F)
200133.0 C (91.4 F)
200230.8 C (87.4 F)
200332.6 C (90.7 F)
200430.4 C (86.7 F)
200532.5 C (90.5 F)
200638.2 C (100.8 F)
200732.4 C (90.3 F)
200831.0 C (87.8 F)
200932.0 C (89.6 F)
201030.2 C (86.4 F)
201132.6 C (90.7 F)
201232.0 C (89.6 F)
201330.5 C (86.9 F)
201431.0 C (87.8 F)
201531.5 C (88.7 F)
201628.0 C (82.4 F)
201731.1 C (88.0 F)
201828.2 C (82.8 F)
201931.6 C (88.9 F)
202029.7 C (85.5 F)
202129.4 C (84.9 F)
202229.4 C (84.9 F)
202331.2 C (88.2 F)
202432.2 C (90.0 F)
202530.8 C (87.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year The coldest night of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.4 C (43.5 F). 051015201960198020002020Record: 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2008
The coldest night of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.4 C (43.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19578.3 C (46.9 F)
19588.9 C (48.0 F)
19596.7 C (44.1 F)
19607.8 C (46.0 F)
19618.3 C (46.9 F)
1962n/a
1963n/a
196416.1 C (61.0 F)
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
19736.0 C (42.8 F)
19746.0 C (42.8 F)
19756.0 C (42.8 F)
19763.0 C (37.4 F)
19775.0 C (41.0 F)
19785.0 C (41.0 F)
19796.0 C (42.8 F)
19806.0 C (42.8 F)
19815.0 C (41.0 F)
19825.8 C (42.4 F)
19835.8 C (42.4 F)
19844.9 C (40.8 F)
19854.4 C (39.9 F)
19865.8 C (42.4 F)
19872.3 C (36.1 F)
19886.5 C (43.7 F)
19896.2 C (43.2 F)
19905.7 C (42.3 F)
19911.8 C (35.2 F)
19921.8 C (35.2 F)
19935.8 C (42.4 F)
19944.8 C (40.6 F)
19955.5 C (41.9 F)
19966.4 C (43.5 F)
19975.6 C (42.1 F)
19985.8 C (42.4 F)
19996.8 C (44.2 F)
20006.6 C (43.9 F)
20016.1 C (43.0 F)
20026.1 C (43.0 F)
20036.7 C (44.1 F)
20046.1 C (43.0 F)
20057.1 C (44.8 F)
20066.5 C (43.7 F)
20076.4 C (43.5 F)
20080.0 C (32.0 F)
20097.5 C (45.5 F)
20107.0 C (44.6 F)
20118.3 C (46.9 F)
20127.4 C (45.3 F)
20137.5 C (45.5 F)
20147.5 C (45.5 F)
20156.5 C (43.7 F)
20168.0 C (46.4 F)
20178.3 C (46.9 F)
20186.6 C (43.9 F)
20199.0 C (48.2 F)
2020n/a
2021n/a
20227.6 C (45.7 F)
20239.9 C (49.8 F)
20248.3 C (46.9 F)
20259.0 C (48.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year The wettest day of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 351.5 mm (13.8 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in). 01002003004001960198020002020Record: 351.5 mm (13.8 in) in 2010
The wettest day of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 351.5 mm (13.8 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1957n/a
195840.1 mm (1.6 in)
195954.1 mm (2.1 in)
196051.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961112.3 mm (4.4 in)
196271.9 mm (2.8 in)
196378.0 mm (3.1 in)
196446.3 mm (1.8 in)
196560.2 mm (2.4 in)
196640.0 mm (1.6 in)
196757.2 mm (2.3 in)
196849.0 mm (1.9 in)
196943.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970101.9 mm (4.0 in)
197171.7 mm (2.8 in)
197267.6 mm (2.7 in)
197339.8 mm (1.6 in)
197468.4 mm (2.7 in)
197546.4 mm (1.8 in)
197682.1 mm (3.2 in)
197756.5 mm (2.2 in)
197841.3 mm (1.6 in)
197976.2 mm (3.0 in)
198053.1 mm (2.1 in)
198160.5 mm (2.4 in)
198261.7 mm (2.4 in)
198357.5 mm (2.3 in)
198450.7 mm (2.0 in)
198594.7 mm (3.7 in)
198663.6 mm (2.5 in)
198732.2 mm (1.3 in)
198850.2 mm (2.0 in)
198963.1 mm (2.5 in)
1990268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1991193.0 mm (7.6 in)
199273.0 mm (2.9 in)
199350.3 mm (2.0 in)
199458.6 mm (2.3 in)
199556.9 mm (2.2 in)
199642.5 mm (1.7 in)
199769.9 mm (2.8 in)
199883.3 mm (3.3 in)
199954.1 mm (2.1 in)
200040.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001182.4 mm (7.2 in)
200279.0 mm (3.1 in)
200390.9 mm (3.6 in)
2004182.1 mm (7.2 in)
200599.1 mm (3.9 in)
200658.9 mm (2.3 in)
200799.1 mm (3.9 in)
2008101.1 mm (4.0 in)
200958.9 mm (2.3 in)
2010351.5 mm (13.8 in)
201145.0 mm (1.8 in)
201273.9 mm (2.9 in)
201340.9 mm (1.6 in)
201440.9 mm (1.6 in)
201583.1 mm (3.3 in)
201639.1 mm (1.5 in)
201731.0 mm (1.2 in)
201883.1 mm (3.3 in)
201973.9 mm (2.9 in)
202050.0 mm (2.0 in)
202150.0 mm (2.0 in)
202222.1 mm (0.9 in)
202348.0 mm (1.9 in)
202462.0 mm (2.4 in)
202523.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year The wettest five days of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 480.0 mm (18.9 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 480.0 mm (18.9 in) in 1990
The wettest five days of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 480.0 mm (18.9 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1957n/a
1958128.5 mm (5.1 in)
195988.1 mm (3.5 in)
196063.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1962100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1963148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1964104.7 mm (4.1 in)
196571.7 mm (2.8 in)
196668.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967141.9 mm (5.6 in)
196895.7 mm (3.8 in)
196959.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1971116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1972128.0 mm (5.0 in)
197361.3 mm (2.4 in)
1974147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1975100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1977139.0 mm (5.5 in)
197898.2 mm (3.9 in)
1979170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1980115.6 mm (4.6 in)
198197.7 mm (3.8 in)
1982105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1983140.8 mm (5.5 in)
198472.4 mm (2.9 in)
1985107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1986206.6 mm (8.1 in)
198760.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1989119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1990480.0 mm (18.9 in)
1991261.0 mm (10.3 in)
1992140.4 mm (5.5 in)
199375.7 mm (3.0 in)
1994100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1995100.2 mm (3.9 in)
199655.7 mm (2.2 in)
1997100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1998188.3 mm (7.4 in)
199973.1 mm (2.9 in)
200050.2 mm (2.0 in)
2001192.5 mm (7.6 in)
2002156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2003100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2004244.3 mm (9.6 in)
200595.2 mm (3.7 in)
2006130.1 mm (5.1 in)
200795.5 mm (3.8 in)
200865.8 mm (2.6 in)
200966.9 mm (2.6 in)
201074.0 mm (2.9 in)
201173.1 mm (2.9 in)
2012132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2013101.1 mm (4.0 in)
201449.1 mm (1.9 in)
2015121.1 mm (4.8 in)
201694.8 mm (3.7 in)
201771.8 mm (2.8 in)
2018127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2019128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2020125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2021135.9 mm (5.4 in)
202253.0 mm (2.1 in)
202384.8 mm (3.3 in)
2024152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2025n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year The longest dry spell of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 126 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 0501001501960198020002020Record: 126 days in 1986
The longest dry spell of the year at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, 1957 to 2025. The record is 126 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jomo Kenyatta Intl by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1957n/a
195845 days
195939 days
196051 days
196134 days
196254 days
196376 days
196446 days
196556 days
196655 days
196737 days
196861 days
196958 days
197093 days
197149 days
197242 days
197343 days
197421 days
197557 days
197644 days
197726 days
197851 days
197971 days
198055 days
198153 days
198241 days
198342 days
198451 days
198528 days
1986126 days
198741 days
198839 days
198940 days
199039 days
199143 days
199253 days
199363 days
199448 days
199533 days
199662 days
199787 days
199819 days
19996 days
20004 days
20015 days
20028 days
200311 days
200410 days
20058 days
20064 days
20074 days
20083 days
20093 days
20103 days
20113 days
20125 days
20134 days
20142 days
20153 days
20162 days
20171 day
20182 days
20191 day
20203 days
20213 days
20225 days
20232 days
20242 days
20251 day

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

39 years, 1959 to 1997

A day with at least 57.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 250.1 mm (9.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Jomo Kenyatta Intl: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years57.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years80.1 mm (3.2 in)
10 years102.9 mm (4.1 in)
25 years144.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years189.6 mm (7.5 in)Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years250.1 mm (9.8 in)Longer than the 39 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 39 years of values from 1959 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 268.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1990; 193.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1991; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1961.

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  • Data for Jomo Kenyatta Intl standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).