Mombasa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇪 Kenya · coastal city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Mombasa is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with July and September close behind. Mombasa averages about 2,799 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,799
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 895 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 55 m
When is the best time to visit Mombasa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mombasa is August, then July and September. The dullest month is February (65/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mombasa?
Mombasa gets a lot of sun: around 2,799 hours a year. August (90/100) is noticeably better than February (65). It ranks #9 of 11 destinations in Kenya for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,025 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 47% of the annual 895 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 15 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 62 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 129 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 217 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 82 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 74 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 36 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 29 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 89 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 38 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 98 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 76 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 104 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 69 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Mombasa by month
The sea off Mombasa is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Zanzibar Tanzania · 247 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Arusha Tanzania · 288 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
- Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 319 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr
- Nairobi Kenya · 423 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
- Entebbe Uganda · 915 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
- Mogadishu Somalia · 925 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Malindi Kenya · 106 km · 3,084 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tanga Tanzania · 131 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lamu Kenya · 246 km · 3,025 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ol Tukai Kenya · 302 km · 2,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Mombasa compares month by month: Mombasa vs Dar es Salaam · Mombasa vs Nairobi · Mombasa vs Mogadishu · Mombasa vs Zanzibar · all comparisons
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