Climate of Mombasa
Mombasa has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Mombasa is 30° degrees and there is about 208 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 151 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 25°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 26°C and 31°C
- Rain: it rains 145 days and there is a total of approximately 206 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3281 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in March |
Coldest month: | 27°C in July |
Night temperature: | between 22°C and 25°C |
Sea temperature: | between 26°C and 31°C |
Dry days: | 220 days |
Days with rain: | 145 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 206 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3281 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Mombasa.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Mombasa.
Climate table of Mombasa
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Mombasa. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Mombasa might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Night temp. (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Water temp. (°C) | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 39 |
Days with rain | 10 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
Dry days | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Mombasa
The best time to visit Mombasa in Kenya is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Mombasa is 32°C in March and the lowest is 27°C in July. The highest water temperature is 31°C and at its coldest the water is 26°C.
Climate of Mombasa by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Mombasa? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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