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Weather extremes

How extreme does Lodwar's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lodwar has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1973–present), from the Lodwar station 2 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Lodwar has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
116°F Feb 3, 1982

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal February afternoon in Lodwar (typical high near 100°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 116°F Feb 3, 1982
2 114°F Dec 10, 2022
3 105°F Mar 26, 1982
❄️ Coldest night
52°F Aug 12, 2011

About 24°F colder than a normal August night in Lodwar (typical low near 76°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 52°F Aug 12, 2011
2 53°F Jul 18, 1984
3 54°F Aug 17, 1991
🌧️ Most rain in one day
11.80 in Sep 10, 2005

The three most extreme on record

1 11.80 in Sep 10, 2005
2 9.45 in Apr 28, 1995
3 7.20 in Jun 21, 1991

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 116°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Lodwar's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — February's 116°F is about 16°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Lodwar's warmest days reach the low 100s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 70s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 116°F and as low as 52°F. A single day has delivered over 12 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Lodwar, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →