Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2006-02-24; its coldest fell to 16°C on 2020-07-18.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
38°C2017-01-19
26°C1993-01-08
25°C1991-01-26
20°C2005-01-02
February
40°C2006-02-24
28°C2014-02-10
26°C2006-02-28
20°C1999-02-19
March
39°C2017-03-07
27°C2020-03-27
26°C2025-03-09
21°C1993-03-10
April
37°C1987-04-04
26°C2023-04-28
26°C2016-04-01
20°C2018-04-15
May
34°C2009-05-02
25°C2021-05-05
25°C2019-05-06
19°C1995-05-24
June
32°C2009-06-01
24°C2010-06-20
24°C1998-06-01
18°C1981-06-13
July
31°C2007-07-29
24°C2022-07-02
23°C2017-07-19
16°C2020-07-18
August
32°C2012-08-07
26°C1987-08-11
23°C2007-08-18
17°C1986-08-11
September
33°C2009-09-24
26°C2022-09-09
23°C2011-09-23
18°C1984-09-07
October
36°C2016-10-31
27°C1997-10-20
25°C2015-10-31
19°C2022-10-12
November
37°C2021-11-24
27°C1989-11-29
25°C2021-11-24
20°C2018-11-15
December
37°C2005-12-17
26°C2002-12-06
25°C2025-12-18
20°C1992-12-30

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
40°C2006-02-24
26°C1993-01-08
26°C2006-02-28
20°C1992-12-30
Autumn (Mar–May)
39°C2017-03-07
25°C2021-05-05
26°C2025-03-09
19°C1995-05-24
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2012-08-07
24°C2010-06-20
24°C1998-06-01
16°C2020-07-18
Spring (Sep–Nov)
37°C2021-11-24
26°C2022-09-09
25°C2021-11-24
18°C1984-09-07

All-time records

The most extreme value Mombasa has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2006-02-24
Lowest 24°C 2010-06-20

Low

Highest 26°C 2025-03-09
Lowest 16°C 2020-07-18

Feels-like

Highest 61°C 2007-02-23
Lowest 24°C 2010-06-20

Humidity

Highest 24.2 g/m³ 2024-04-13
Lowest 12.9 g/m³ 1990-07-09

Wind

Highest 45 km/h 2020-07-17
Lowest 7 km/h 2020-03-27

Precip

Wettest 161 mm 2023-05-17
Driest 87-day dry spell 1996-12-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

Grade Mombasa's weather now →

‹ Back to Mombasa climate