Kwale, Kenya climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Kwale has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 20°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1244 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 273 mm while February barely receives 10 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKwale climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 10 | 35 | 167 | 273 | 81 | 82 | 70 | 55 | 233 | 129 | 76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 10 | 35 | 167 | 273 | 81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 70 | 55 | 233 | 129 | 76 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 46 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 53 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 46 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Mombasa, a weather station, about 24 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.