Mombasa: weather and best time to visit
Mombasa (Kenya) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in February at around 31°C; the coolest month is July at around 26°C. The sea is warmest in April at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Mombasa
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Mombasa climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° | 25° | 28° | 7 | 11 | 89 | 68 | 52 |
| Feb | 31° | 25° | 28° | 8 | 11 | 88 | 65 | 49 |
| Mar | 31° | 25° | 29° | 16 | 11 | 79 | 51 | 35 |
| Apr | 29° | 25° | 29° | 27 | 10 | 79 | 56 | 40 |
| May | 28° | 24° | 28° | 26 | 9 | 78 | 60 | 44 |
| Jun | 27° | 23° | 27° | 23 | 10 | 77 | 64 | 48 |
| Jul | 26° | 22° | 26° | 27 | 11 | 75 | 67 | 51 |
| Aug | 26° | 22° | 25° | 25 | 11 | 77 | 67 | 51 |
| Sep | 27° | 23° | 26° | 23 | 11 | 79 | 64 | 48 |
| Oct | 28° | 23° | 27° | 19 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 45 |
| Nov | 29° | 24° | 28° | 24 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 42 |
| Dec | 30° | 24° | 28° | 22 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 39 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Mombasa in January
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Mombasa in February
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. February is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Mombasa in March
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for March →
Mombasa in April
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 27 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Mombasa in May
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 26 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Mombasa in June
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 23 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Mombasa in July
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. July is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 27 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Mombasa in August
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Mombasa in September
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 23 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Mombasa in October
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Mombasa in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 24 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Mombasa in December
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 22 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for December →
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