Mombasa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Mombasa

Mombasa average temperature chart (Celsius) Mombasa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mombasa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.8 32.3 32.5 31.2 29.4 28.3 27.6 27.9 28.7 29.6 30.6 31.5
°F 89.2 90.2 90.5 88.1 84.9 83 81.7 82.2 83.7 85.2 87.1 88.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Mombasa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mombasa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mombasa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 31 17 62 178 274 96 77 64 66 88 98 65
inches 1.2 0.7 2.5 7 10.8 3.8 3 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.9 2.6
Rainy days 5 3 7 14 19 13 14 13 12 12 12 12

Average annual rainfall in Mombasa: 1150.8mm (453.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Mombasa

Mombasa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mombasa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.1 10 9.3 8.2 6.8 8 7.2 8 9 9.2 9.7 9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Mombasa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mombasa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mombasa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23.2 23.7 24.1 23.9 22.9 21.3 20.4 20.3 20.7 21.9 23 23.3
Max °C 32 32.6 32.7 31.4 29.6 28.5 27.8 28.1 28.9 29.8 30.8 31.7
Min °F 73.8 74.6 75.4 74.9 73.1 70.3 68.7 68.5 69.3 71.3 73.4 73.9
Max °F 81.7 82.6 83.1 81.7 79.2 76.8 75.4 75.6 76.6 78.4 80.4 81.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mombasa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mombasa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mombasa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.3 29.2 29.3 28.2 26.9 25.8 25.5 25.7 26.6 27.8 28.5
°F 83 83 84.6 84.8 82.7 80.3 78.5 77.8 78.2 79.8 82 83.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mombasa average winspeed by month (km/h) Mombasa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mombasa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 14 14 16 17 17 17 16 15 13 15
mph 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Mombasa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mombasa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 68% 70% 75% 78% 75% 77% 76% 74% 74% 74% 73%
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Mombasa weather stats

Mombasa weather statistics
Hottest month: March 32.5°C 90.5°F
Driest month: February 17mm 0.7ins
Sunniest month: February 10hrs
Coldest month: July 27.6°C 81.7°F
Wettest month: May 274mm 10.8ins
Warmest sea: April 29.3°C 84.7°F
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