Winter temperature anomalies in Kenya
Kenya: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.22 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Kenya, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.22 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.4% on the previous year and up 211.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Kenya peaked at 1.22 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.09 °C, in 1951.
Kenya ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Kenya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.72 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.06 °C | +19.8% |
| 1942 | -0.3405 °C | -83.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0934 °C | -127.4% |
| 1944 | -2.04 °C | -2280.4% |
| 1945 | -0.4559 °C | -77.6% |
| 1946 | -0.1496 °C | -67.2% |
| 1947 | -2.91 °C | +1845.8% |
| 1948 | -1.86 °C | -36.2% |
| 1949 | -2.12 °C | +14.0% |
| 1950 | -1.4 °C | -33.7% |
| 1951 | -3.09 °C | +120.3% |
| 1952 | -2.27 °C | -26.8% |
| 1953 | -2.78 °C | +22.6% |
| 1954 | -1.23 °C | -55.7% |
| 1955 | -0.5208 °C | -57.6% |
| 1956 | -1.55 °C | +198.5% |
| 1957 | -1.38 °C | -11.1% |
| 1958 | -1.43 °C | +3.1% |
| 1959 | -0.5179 °C | -63.7% |
| 1960 | -0.8902 °C | +71.9% |
| 1961 | -1.77 °C | +99.4% |
| 1962 | -1.49 °C | -15.8% |
| 1963 | -2.32 °C | +55.3% |
| 1964 | -1.97 °C | -14.9% |
| 1965 | -0.938 °C | -52.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1773 °C | -118.9% |
| 1967 | -1.38 °C | -879.3% |
| 1968 | -1.82 °C | +31.9% |
| 1969 | -0.2234 °C | -87.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0265 °C | -111.9% |
| 1971 | -1.19 °C | -4578.7% |
| 1972 | -0.1545 °C | -87.0% |
| 1973 | -0.5519 °C | +257.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2123 °C | -138.5% |
| 1975 | -0.6571 °C | -409.5% |
| 1976 | -0.7164 °C | +9.0% |
| 1977 | -1.32 °C | +83.6% |
| 1978 | -1.35 °C | +2.7% |
| 1979 | -0.6179 °C | -54.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1182 °C | -119.1% |
| 1981 | -0.2973 °C | -351.5% |
| 1982 | -1.16 °C | +288.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2692 °C | -76.7% |
| 1984 | -1.03 °C | +282.0% |
| 1985 | -0.2352 °C | -77.1% |
| 1986 | -0.8051 °C | +242.3% |
| 1987 | 0.884 °C | -209.8% |
| 1988 | -0.7924 °C | -189.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6504 °C | -17.9% |
| 1990 | -0.9565 °C | +47.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3202 °C | -66.5% |
| 1992 | -1.37 °C | +329.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1316 °C | -90.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7309 °C | +455.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2645 °C | -63.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2139 °C | -180.9% |
| 1997 | -1.16 °C | -643.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2666 °C | -122.9% |
| 1999 | -1.08 °C | -504.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1342 °C | -112.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0625 °C | -53.5% |
| 2002 | -0.286 °C | -557.7% |
| 2003 | -0.084 °C | -70.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 °C | -101.6% |
| 2005 | 1.04 °C | +75955.5% |
| 2006 | -0.6805 °C | -165.5% |
| 2007 | 0.025 °C | -103.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8184 °C | +3169.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3361 °C | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7115 °C | +111.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3776 °C | -153.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0844 °C | -122.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0924 °C | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3986 °C | +331.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3908 °C | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3858 °C | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7532 °C | +95.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2568 °C | -65.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2537 °C | -198.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7734 °C | -404.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4529 °C | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5792 °C | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6492 °C | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6713 °C | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 1.22 °C | +81.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.22 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.22 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +75955.5% | 0.0014 °C | 1.04 °C |
| 1971 | -4578.7% | 0.0265 °C | -1.19 °C |
| 2008 | +3169.9% | 0.025 °C | 0.8184 °C |
| 1944 | -2280.4% | 0.0934 °C | -2.04 °C |
| 1947 | -1845.8% | -0.1496 °C | -2.91 °C |
| 1967 | -879.3% | 0.1773 °C | -1.38 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.36 °C | -2.91 °C | 0.0934 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.62 °C | -3.09 °C | -0.5179 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 °C | -2.32 °C | 0.1773 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6312 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.2123 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4231 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.884 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5538 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.2666 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1366 °C | -0.6805 °C | 1.04 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2442 °C | -0.3776 °C | 0.7532 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7239 °C | 0.4529 °C | 1.22 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Kenya?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Kenya was 1.22 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.09 °C in 1951.
- How does Kenya rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.