Average annual surface temperature in Kenya
Kenya: Average annual surface temperature was 25.8 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7428 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7503 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5834 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
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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
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.