Weather in Nairobi in March 2025
- March is usually the hottest month of the year in Nairobi;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in March
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +25°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in March?
Nairobi is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
March is the hottest month in Nairobi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nairobi in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +10°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 27 mm | 50 mm | 107 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 64% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 27 mm to 50 mm. Humidity rises from 61% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in February to 3 in March.
Next month (April) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 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 increasing during March, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in March 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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Monthly weather in Nairobi
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.