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Best time to visit Mombasa
The best time to visit Mombasa is July, with daytime temperatures around 29°C.
Mombasa at a glance: warmest in February with daytime temperatures around 35°C and coolest in July (29°C). The wettest month is May (213 mm) and the driest February (20 mm), with about 1,040 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in April (29°C). Sunniest in December.
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Mombasa
10 mWarm and showery
61
29°/21°26°55 mm30 %12 h
A typical mid-July in Mombasa
Sunny 7Cloudy 12Rain 11
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
21°28°30°18°38°
Sea temperature
26°18°38°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0317:57
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11 h 55 m
Precipitation
0220 mm
55 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 74 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50 | 34° | 23° | 28° | 30 mm | 5 | 39 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| February | 51 | 35° | 24° | 28° | 20 mm | 4 | 39 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| March | 39 | 35° | 24° | 29° | 72 mm | 8 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| April | 33 | 32° | 24° | 29° | 144 mm | 13 | 31 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| May | 31 | 31° | 23° | 28° | 213 mm | 17 | 25 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, rainy and muggy |
| June | 56 | 29° | 22° | 27° | 79 mm | 12 | 33 % | 12 h | Warm, showery and muggy |
| July | 60 | 29° | 21° | 26° | 54 mm | 11 | 30 % | 12 h | Warm and showery |
| August | 58 | 29° | 21° | 26° | 51 mm | 11 | 35 % | 12 h | Warm and showery |
| September | 56 | 30° | 21° | 26° | 76 mm | 11 | 39 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| October | 46 | 31° | 22° | 27° | 105 mm | 12 | 39 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| November | 36 | 32° | 23° | 28° | 121 mm | 13 | 38 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| December | 35 | 34° | 23° | 28° | 71 mm | 11 | 40 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 5 m. Coordinates: -4.05, 39.66.