Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya
Kenya: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5633 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual 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
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Kenya stood at 0.5633 °C.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Kenya peaked at 0.8021 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.24 °C, in 1953.
Kenya ranks 117th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9336 °C | -1.81 °C | -0.2949 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -2.24 °C | -0.706 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.07 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.5843 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8275 °C | -1.24 °C | -0.1745 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4867 °C | -0.8679 °C | 0.0395 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4144 °C | -0.7312 °C | -0.1999 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0472 °C | -0.2628 °C | 0.4787 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2722 °C | -0.1545 °C | 0.6398 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4889 °C | 0.2196 °C | 0.8021 °C | 6 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Kenya?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya was 0.5633 °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 annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8021 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 °C in 1953.
- How does Kenya rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Kenya ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.