Nairobi climate

Nairobi Weather in October

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nairobi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on October 1 to 28°C on October 31, and lows from 14°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 53 mm over about 12 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nairobi, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
53 mm
Record high
29°COct 5, 1991
Record low
9°COct 6, 1998
Daylight
12 h 07 min to 12 h 09 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
17.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 129°C14°C27°C 202310°C 201824%
Oct 229°C14°C28°C 20099°C 199726%
Oct 329°C14°C27°C 199610°C 199627%
Oct 429°C14°C28°C 199411°C 202428%
Oct 529°C14°C29°C 199111°C 198729%
Oct 629°C14°C29°C 19919°C 199830%
Oct 729°C14°C28°C 198611°C 198731%
Oct 829°C14°C29°C 20239°C 200533%
Oct 929°C14°C29°C 200412°C 199134%
Oct 1029°C14°C27°C 199110°C 199235%
Oct 1129°C14°C29°C 19889°C 199336%
Oct 1229°C14°C28°C 198710°C 200936%
Oct 1329°C14°C29°C 202310°C 198737%
Oct 1429°C14°C28°C 202310°C 198739%
Oct 1529°C14°C28°C 202310°C 198741%
Oct 1629°C14°C28°C 19879°C 199442%
Oct 1729°C14°C28°C 19879°C 199243%
Oct 1829°C14°C28°C 198712°C 198845%
Oct 1929°C14°C28°C 200111°C 198847%
Oct 2029°C15°C28°C 200213°C 199549%
Oct 2129°C15°C27°C 198713°C 198851%
Oct 2229°C15°C28°C 198712°C 198852%
Oct 2328°C15°C27°C 199613°C 199652%
Oct 2428°C15°C28°C 198711°C 199253%
Oct 2528°C15°C27°C 199613°C 198554%
Oct 2628°C15°C28°C 199612°C 198556%
Oct 2728°C15°C28°C 198711°C 201056%
Oct 2828°C15°C27°C 199312°C 198758%
Oct 2928°C15°C27°C 198711°C 199660%
Oct 3028°C15°C28°C 198712°C 201061%
Oct 3128°C15°C28°C 199612°C 200262%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nairobi, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

October 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station KEM00063741, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.