Kisumu weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kisumu is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with January and July close behind. Kisumu averages about 3,111 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 63 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,111

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

2,010 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

398k

Elevation

1,153 m

When is the best time to visit Kisumu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kisumu is February, then January and July. The dullest month is March (70/100, 170 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kisumu?

Kisumu is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,111 hours of sunshine a year. February (86/100) is noticeably better than March (70). It ranks #3 of 11 destinations in Kenya for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,025 hours. The year's 2,010 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Entebbe Uganda · 255 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 280 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 454 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 551 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 696 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 845 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Eldoret Kenya · 79 km · 3,080 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Serena Kenya · 150 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Musoma Tanzania · 188 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Soroti Uganda · 236 km · 3,212 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Nanyuki Kenya · 257 km · 2,633 h sun/yr · best in Feb