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Mombasa climate

Kenya · Swahili coast (Indian Ocean) · 4.043° S, 39.668° E

Köppen Astropical savanna (dry-summer)Tropical

Hot and humid all year with a torrential long-rains peak around April-May and a relatively drier high-sun period.

Hot all year, with the seasons set by rainfall rather than temperature.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C
708090JFMAMJJASOND

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm
10JFMAMJJASOND

Rain

At a glance

Warmest month
March, 87°F / 31°C
Coldest month
August, 73°F / 23°C
Annual swing
14°F / 8°C
Wettest month
May
Driest month
February
Rain per year
54.2" / 1377 mm
Elevation
62 ft / 19 m
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi

Monthly climate normals

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
MonthHigh °F/°CLow °F/°CRain in/mmHumidityWind mph/km/hCloud
January86 / 3078 / 251.45 / 3780%7.9 / 12.758%
February87 / 3078 / 250.80 / 2079%7.3 / 11.761%
March87 / 3178 / 262.56 / 6579%6.9 / 11.159%
April85 / 2977 / 2510.09 / 25684%8.5 / 13.770%
May82 / 2876 / 2510.26 / 26183%10.9 / 17.565%
June80 / 2775 / 244.01 / 10280%12.0 / 19.357%
July79 / 2674 / 234.08 / 10480%12.1 / 19.555%
August79 / 2673 / 232.46 / 6281%10.0 / 16.148%
September81 / 2774 / 232.93 / 7481%9.5 / 15.344%
October82 / 2875 / 244.38 / 11182%7.6 / 12.255%
November84 / 2976 / 246.13 / 15684%5.8 / 9.360%
December86 / 3077 / 255.08 / 12983%5.9 / 9.558%

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