Nairobi/Dagoretti Weather Records (KEM00063741)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nairobi/Dagoretti (KEM00063741), Kenya, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Nairobi/Dagoretti

Nairobi/Dagoretti (KEM00063741) is a weather station in Kenya at -1.30 latitude and 36.75 longitude, 1,798 m (5,899 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1984 to 2025, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nairobi/Dagoretti still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kenya, -1.30 latitude, 36.75 longitude.
Elevation: 1,798 m (5,899 ft).
Period of record: 1984 to 2025, 42 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

10 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nairobi/Dagoretti. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Nairobi/Dagoretti, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.8 C (85.6 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)	28.2 C (82.8 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)
Feb	30.5 C (86.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29.1 C (84.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
Mar	30.9 C (87.6 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	28.8 C (83.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)
Apr	29.5 C (85.1 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
May	26.8 C (80.2 F)	7.9 C (46.2 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)	13.7 C (56.7 F)
Jun	28.1 C (82.6 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul	32.7 C (90.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26.4 C (79.5 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)
Aug	32.5 C (90.5 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	24.3 C (75.7 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.0 C (84.2 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.9 C (82.2 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.6 C (81.7 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Nairobi/Dagoretti still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 122.

Standing records at Nairobi/Dagoretti by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1984	11
1985	59
1986	36
1987	48
1988	55
1989	36
1990	31
1991	59
1992	62
1993	57
1994	70
1995	72
1996	85
1997	88
1998	49
1999	11
2001	15
2002	15
2003	38
2004	29
2005	29
2006	1
2009	62
2010	40
2011	21
2015	2
2018	5
2019	68
2020	32
2021	3
2023	111
2024	122
2025	42

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 207.0 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nairobi/Dagoretti. The most was 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 20 April 2009.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nairobi/Dagoretti
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	13 January 2004
Feb	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	13 February 1991
Mar	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 March 2001
Apr	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	20 April 2009
May	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	10 May 1992
Jun	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	3 June 1997
Jul	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	17 July 2005
Aug	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 August 1994
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 September 2002
Oct	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	1 October 2005
Nov	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 November 2024
Dec	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	1 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1984 to 2025

31 years of record at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. 31 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.

Days with data per year at Nairobi/Dagoretti
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1984	31	8%	No
1985	181	50%	No
1986	157	43%	No
1987	167	46%	No
1988	248	68%	No
1989	128	35%	No
1990	111	30%	No
1991	194	53%	No
1992	265	72%	No
1993	257	70%	No
1994	324	89%	No
1995	310	85%	No
1996	307	84%	No
1997	305	84%	No
1998	168	46%	No
1999	15	4%	No
2000	1	0%	No
2001	55	15%	No
2002	111	30%	No
2003	171	47%	No
2004	172	47%	No
2005	100	27%	No
2009	237	65%	No
2010	140	38%	No
2011	64	18%	No
2015	8	2%	No
2019	85	23%	No
2021	5	1%	No
2023	162	44%	No
2024	251	69%	No
2025	114	31%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1984 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Nairobi/Dagoretti: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.7 C (90.9 F)	2010	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1993	7.9 C (46.1 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	2009	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	252.9 mm (10.0 in)	2024	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	17 days	1994	4 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. The record is 32.7 C (90.9 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Nairobi/Dagoretti by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1984	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1985	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1986	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1987	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1988	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1989	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1990	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1991	30.9 C (87.6 F)
1992	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1993	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1994	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1995	28.8 C (83.8 F)
1996	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1997	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1998	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1999	28.4 C (83.1 F)
2000	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2001	27.7 C (81.9 F)
2002	27.9 C (82.2 F)
2003	29.0 C (84.2 F)
2004	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2005	29.0 C (84.2 F)
2006	n/a
2009	30.2 C (86.4 F)
2010	32.7 C (90.9 F)
2011	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2015	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2018	n/a
2019	29.5 C (85.1 F)
2020	n/a
2021	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2023	28.8 C (83.8 F)
2024	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2025	29.1 C (84.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.9 C (46.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Nairobi/Dagoretti by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1984	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1985	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1986	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1987	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1988	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1989	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1990	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1991	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1992	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1993	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1994	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1995	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1996	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1997	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1998	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1999	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2000	13.5 C (56.3 F)
2001	9.2 C (48.6 F)
2002	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2003	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2004	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2005	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2006	9.8 C (49.6 F)
2009	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2010	7.7 C (45.9 F)
2011	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2015	9.2 C (48.6 F)
2018	10.3 C (50.5 F)
2019	9.6 C (49.3 F)
2020	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2021	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2023	10.1 C (50.2 F)
2024	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2025	9.5 C (49.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nairobi/Dagoretti by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1984	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1989	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1992	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1993	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1995	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1996	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1997	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1998	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999	n/a
2000	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2001	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2003	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2004	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
2005	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2006	n/a
2009	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2010	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2011	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2015	n/a
2018	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2019	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2020	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2024	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2025	68.1 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. The record is 252.9 mm (10.0 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.3 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nairobi/Dagoretti by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1984	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1985	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1986	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1987	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1989	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1990	n/a
1991	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1993	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1995	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1997	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1998	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
2002	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2003	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2005	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
2006	n/a
2009	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
2010	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2011	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
2015	n/a
2018	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2019	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2020	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2021	n/a
2023	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2024	252.9 mm (10.0 in)
2025	92.0 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nairobi/Dagoretti, 1984 to 2025. The record is 17 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nairobi/Dagoretti by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1984	2 days
1985	4 days
1986	4 days
1987	5 days
1988	10 days
1989	3 days
1990	2 days
1991	4 days
1992	8 days
1993	10 days
1994	17 days
1995	10 days
1996	16 days
1997	16 days
1998	8 days
1999	n/a
2000	1 day
2001	4 days
2002	4 days
2003	5 days
2004	4 days
2005	4 days
2006	n/a
2009	5 days
2010	4 days
2011	4 days
2015	n/a
2018	2 days
2019	3 days
2020	3 days
2021	2 days
2023	3 days
2024	4 days
2025	2 days

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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).