Average annual surface temperature in Kenya
Kenya: Average annual surface temperature was 25.8 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25.8 °C
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
56th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.04 °C
in 2024
All-time low
22.99 °C
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature 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
The most recent figure for average annual surface temperature in Kenya is 25.8 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Kenya peaked at 26.04 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.99 °C, in 1953.
Kenya ranks 56th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Kenya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 24 °C | — |
| 1941 | 24.44 °C | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 24.52 °C | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 24.7 °C | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 24.62 °C | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 24.38 °C | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 24.94 °C | +2.3% |
| 1947 | 23.42 °C | -6.1% |
| 1948 | 23.88 °C | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 24.1 °C | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 23.4 °C | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 23.42 °C | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 23.42 °C | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 22.99 °C | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 23.91 °C | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 24.26 °C | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 24.08 °C | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 24.03 °C | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 24.37 °C | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 24.53 °C | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 24.31 °C | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 24.28 °C | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 23.95 °C | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 23.88 °C | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 23.98 °C | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 24.25 °C | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 24.65 °C | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 24.11 °C | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 23.66 °C | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 24.53 °C | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 24.48 °C | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 24.19 °C | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 24.63 °C | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 25.06 °C | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 24.47 °C | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 24.37 °C | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 24.52 °C | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 24.25 °C | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 24 °C | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.09 °C | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.94 °C | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 24.58 °C | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.57 °C | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.1 °C | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 24.68 °C | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 24.39 °C | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.57 °C | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 25.27 °C | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 24.98 °C | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 24.37 °C | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 24.5 °C | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 24.79 °C | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 24.71 °C | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.59 °C | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.98 °C | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 25.03 °C | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 25.02 °C | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.89 °C | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.76 °C | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 24.9 °C | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 25.1 °C | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.97 °C | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.05 °C | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.24 °C | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.23 °C | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.57 °C | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 25.33 °C | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.33 °C | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.27 °C | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.71 °C | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.47 °C | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.46 °C | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.32 °C | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.19 °C | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.47 °C | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.71 °C | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 25.69 °C | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.8 °C | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.08 °C | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.87 °C | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 25.45 °C | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.78 °C | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.66 °C | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.61 °C | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.04 °C | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 25.8 °C | -0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 25.8 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.33 °C, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 25.8 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.65 °C, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.3 °C | 23.42 °C | 24.94 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 23.84 °C | 22.99 °C | 24.53 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.16 °C | 23.66 °C | 24.65 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.41 °C | 24 °C | 25.06 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.75 °C | 24.37 °C | 25.27 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.82 °C | 24.5 °C | 25.03 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.28 °C | 24.97 °C | 25.71 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.51 °C | 25.08 °C | 25.87 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.72 °C | 25.45 °C | 26.04 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 25.87 °C compare
- 54 Bangladesh 25.87 °C compare
- 55 Haiti 25.81 °C compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 25.75 °C compare
- 58 Liberia 25.68 °C compare
- 59 Guyana 25.63 °C compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Kenya?
- Average annual surface temperature in Kenya was 25.8 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.04 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.99 °C in 1953.
- How does Kenya rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.