Annual mean 27°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
32.6 °C
Coldest
27.4 °C
Wettest
97%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
SE
4.9 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 Mombasa over the whole year is 27°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Mombasa runs from September to December, peaking in December with a 78% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to February; February is the driest month, at 36%. Winds in Mombasa are highest in May, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Mombasa come in March, when the sky is typically 44% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
Month by month Mombasa 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
32°C
25°C
33°C
46%
48%
3.4 m/s
2
43
0
February
32°C
25°C
34°C
36%
45%
3.4 m/s
1
41
0
March
32°C
26°C
34°C
69%
44%
3.2 m/s
1
32
0
April
31°C
26°C
33°C
68%
55%
3.6 m/s
4
42
0
May
29°C
24°C
30°C
68%
57%
4.0 m/s
13
65
1
June
28°C
23°C
28°C
57%
52%
3.9 m/s
32
68
2
July
28°C
22°C
27°C
56%
50%
3.9 m/s
50
68
7
August
28°C
22°C
28°C
48%
49%
3.6 m/s
42
74
4
September
29°C
23°C
29°C
57%
46%
3.6 m/s
26
77
2
October
29°C
24°C
30°C
67%
48%
3.2 m/s
11
77
0
November
30°C
25°C
33°C
72%
52%
2.6 m/s
2
55
0
December
31°C
25°C
34°C
78%
49%
2.7 m/s
1
38
0
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 Mombasa weather by season
Year round, Mombasa has days of about 28°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 32°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around February. 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.
Mombasa weather in winterJune to August
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 54%
Winter in Mombasa has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Mombasa weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 65%
Spring in Mombasa has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
Mombasa weather in summerDecember to February
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 53%
Summer in Mombasa has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Mombasa weather in autumnMarch to May
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 69%
Autumn in Mombasa has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Mombasa?
The rainy (wet) season in Mombasa runs from September to December, peaking in December with a 78% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to February; February is the driest month, at 36%.
What time of year is Mombasa windiest?
Winds in Mombasa are highest in May, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Mombasa year round?
The average temperature in Mombasa over the whole year is 27°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.