Weather in Nairobi in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in January
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +12°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +28°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in January?
Nairobi is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Nairobi:
Climate in Nairobi in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +10°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +33°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 33 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 66% | 61% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +25°C to +26°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 45 mm to 33 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 2 to 5.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nairobi is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 199 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 920 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nairobi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.