Malindi Weather Records (KEM00063799)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Malindi (KEM00063799), Kenya, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Malindi

Malindi (KEM00063799) is a weather station in Kenya at -3.23 latitude and 40.10 longitude, 25 m (82 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Malindi still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kenya, -3.23 latitude, 40.10 longitude.
Elevation: 25 m (82 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Malindi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Malindi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.0 C (93.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)
Feb	34.0 C (93.2 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32.7 C (90.9 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)
Mar	34.9 C (94.8 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34.9 C (94.8 F)	24.9 C (76.8 F)
Apr	39.0 C (102.2 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24.5 C (76.1 F)
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30.9 C (87.6 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)
Jun	31.4 C (88.5 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29.7 C (85.5 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)
Jul	30.8 C (87.4 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)
Aug	30.2 C (86.4 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28.4 C (83.1 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Sep	33.0 C (91.4 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.0 C (89.6 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.1 C (93.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.0 C (91.4 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Malindi still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 158.

Standing records at Malindi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	12
1974	16
1975	52
1976	58
1977	52
1978	50
1979	28
1980	25
1981	42
1982	30
1983	27
1984	78
1985	40
1986	44
1987	32
1988	54
1989	37
1990	35
1991	41
1992	33
1993	25
1994	28
1995	27
1996	26
1997	30
1998	25
1999	5
2000	24
2001	10
2002	28
2003	23
2004	23
2005	14
2006	2
2009	49
2010	20
2011	16
2018	3
2019	39
2020	27
2023	56
2024	158
2025	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 401.1 mm (15.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Malindi. The most was 401.1 mm (15.8 in) on 23 April 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Malindi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 January 1993
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 February 1979
Mar	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	27 March 1997
Apr	401.1 mm (15.8 in)	23 April 1998
May	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	4 May 1978
Jun	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	3 June 1979
Jul	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	7 July 1979
Aug	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 August 1988
Sep	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 September 2003
Oct	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 October 1997
Nov	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 November 1980
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 December 2024

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

41 years of record at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.

Days with data per year at Malindi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	50	14%	No
1974	57	16%	No
1975	198	54%	No
1976	215	59%	No
1977	229	63%	No
1978	216	59%	No
1979	203	56%	No
1980	192	52%	No
1981	232	64%	No
1982	249	68%	No
1983	224	61%	No
1984	245	67%	No
1985	294	81%	No
1986	280	77%	No
1987	254	70%	No
1988	265	72%	No
1989	282	77%	No
1990	248	68%	No
1991	230	63%	No
1992	205	56%	No
1993	186	51%	No
1994	176	48%	No
1995	182	50%	No
1996	167	46%	No
1997	213	58%	No
1998	159	44%	No
1999	17	5%	No
2000	108	30%	No
2001	46	13%	No
2002	203	56%	No
2003	167	46%	No
2004	125	34%	No
2005	109	30%	No
2006	19	5%	No
2009	208	57%	No
2010	139	38%	No
2011	62	17%	No
2015	20	5%	No
2023	94	26%	No
2024	141	39%	No
2025	51	14%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Malindi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1977	33.8 C (92.8 F)	41
Coldest night (TNn)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2002	19.6 C (67.2 F)	44
Wettest day (Rx1day)	401.1 mm (15.8 in)	1998	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	472.2 mm (18.6 in)	1998	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	12 days	1980	6 days	44

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 C (92.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Malindi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1974	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1975	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1977	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1984	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1985	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1986	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1987	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1988	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1989	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1991	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1992	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1993	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1996	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1999	31.5 C (88.7 F)
2000	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001	32.3 C (90.1 F)
2002	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2003	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2004	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2005	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2006	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2010	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2011	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2015	29.5 C (85.1 F)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2023	32.1 C (89.8 F)
2024	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2025	34.9 C (94.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. The record is 15.4 C (59.7 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.6 C (67.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Malindi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1974	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1975	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1976	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1977	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1978	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1979	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1980	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1981	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1982	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1983	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1984	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1985	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1986	18.8 C (65.8 F)
1987	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1988	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1989	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1990	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1991	19.1 C (66.4 F)
1992	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1993	19.9 C (67.8 F)
1994	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1995	19.5 C (67.1 F)
1996	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1997	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1998	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1999	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2000	19.6 C (67.3 F)
2001	18.9 C (66.0 F)
2002	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2003	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2004	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2005	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2006	22.9 C (73.2 F)
2009	20.4 C (68.7 F)
2010	19.3 C (66.7 F)
2011	20.8 C (69.4 F)
2015	21.4 C (70.5 F)
2018	20.8 C (69.4 F)
2019	21.3 C (70.3 F)
2020	20.2 C (68.4 F)
2023	21.7 C (71.1 F)
2024	21.8 C (71.2 F)
2025	19.4 C (66.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. The record is 401.1 mm (15.8 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Malindi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	380.0 mm (15.0 in)
1978	340.1 mm (13.4 in)
1979	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1980	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1983	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1985	256.0 mm (10.1 in)
1986	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1991	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997	255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1998	401.1 mm (15.8 in)
1999	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2000	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2002	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2006	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2009	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2010	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2015	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2018	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2019	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2020	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2023	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2024	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	55.1 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. The record is 472.2 mm (18.6 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.2 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Malindi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	442.0 mm (17.4 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	219.9 mm (8.7 in)
1980	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1981	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1982	336.5 mm (13.2 in)
1983	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1985	278.8 mm (11.0 in)
1986	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1987	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1988	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1989	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1990	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1991	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1992	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1993	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1994	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1997	285.0 mm (11.2 in)
1998	472.2 mm (18.6 in)
1999	n/a
2000	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2001	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2002	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2004	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2005	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2006	n/a
2009	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
2010	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2011	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2015	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2018	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2020	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
2023	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2024	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Malindi, 1973 to 2025. The record is 12 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 6 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Malindi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	3 days
1974	4 days
1975	1 day
1976	11 days
1977	6 days
1978	7 days
1979	5 days
1980	12 days
1981	6 days
1982	12 days
1983	9 days
1984	5 days
1985	6 days
1986	7 days
1987	12 days
1988	7 days
1989	7 days
1990	8 days
1991	6 days
1992	6 days
1993	4 days
1994	6 days
1995	6 days
1996	5 days
1997	9 days
1998	4 days
1999	2 days
2000	4 days
2001	3 days
2002	7 days
2003	6 days
2004	6 days
2005	3 days
2006	1 day
2009	7 days
2010	7 days
2011	2 days
2015	1 day
2018	2 days
2019	2 days
2020	3 days
2023	5 days
2024	4 days
2025	1 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.

Download the Data

Data for Malindi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Malindi threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).