Annual mean 21°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
27.8 °C
Coldest
24.2 °C
Wettest
93%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kisumu over the whole year is 21°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. Kisumu has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 53% in July, the driest month, to 72% in April, the wettest. Winds in Kisumu are highest in February, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kisumu come in February, when the sky is typically 53% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Kisumu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
17°C
25°C
65%
62%
2.4 m/s
73
50
30
February
27°C
17°C
26°C
62%
53%
2.8 m/s
65
59
23
March
27°C
17°C
26°C
65%
61%
2.6 m/s
64
60
21
April
26°C
18°C
25°C
72%
73%
2.1 m/s
68
55
23
May
26°C
17°C
26°C
65%
67%
2.1 m/s
65
60
21
June
25°C
17°C
25°C
57%
63%
2.1 m/s
73
56
27
July
24°C
17°C
24°C
53%
68%
2.1 m/s
80
49
33
August
25°C
16°C
24°C
56%
64%
2.3 m/s
79
50
33
September
26°C
16°C
25°C
59%
65%
2.3 m/s
74
57
25
October
26°C
17°C
25°C
58%
67%
2.3 m/s
67
57
22
November
25°C
17°C
25°C
65%
72%
2.2 m/s
71
50
28
December
26°C
17°C
25°C
64%
60%
2.4 m/s
72
54
27
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kisumu weather by season
Year round, Kisumu has days of about 24°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 27°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kisumu weather in winterJune to August
High 25°CLow 16°CRain 55%
Winter in Kisumu has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Kisumu weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 61%
Spring in Kisumu has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 61% chance of rain on a given day.
Kisumu weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 64%
Summer in Kisumu has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
Kisumu weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 67%
Autumn in Kisumu has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 67% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kisumu?
Kisumu has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 53% in July, the driest month, to 72% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Kisumu windiest?
Winds in Kisumu are highest in February, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kisumu year round?
The average temperature in Kisumu over the whole year is 21°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.