Thermograph

Mombasa weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Mombasa, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 37°C on 1985-02-16; its coldest fell to 17°C on 1984-09-07.

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
35°C2024-01-19
26°C1998-01-14
26°C2016-01-04
20°C1984-01-15
February
37°C1985-02-16
29°C2011-02-16
26°C1998-02-24
20°C2000-02-27
March
36°C1988-03-22
26°C1988-03-24
27°C2016-03-17
21°C1985-03-02
April
36°C1987-04-03
24°C1998-04-21
26°C2005-04-04
22°C2023-04-28
May
34°C2003-05-14
23°C2019-05-23
26°C2024-05-03
20°C2000-05-31
June
31°C2020-06-29
23°C1991-06-19
24°C2021-06-08
18°C1984-06-25
July
31°C2017-07-18
22°C1992-07-16
23°C2026-07-25
18°C1990-07-11
August
31°C2024-08-16
23°C1980-08-08
24°C2026-08-30
17°C1996-08-04
September
32°C2008-09-21
24°C2002-09-17
24°C2026-09-29
17°C1984-09-07
October
34°C2025-10-26
24°C1997-10-20
26°C2015-10-31
18°C1988-10-03
November
34°C2021-11-24
25°C1997-11-03
25°C2021-11-25
20°C1995-11-16
December
35°C2003-12-14
27°C1988-12-25
25°C2015-12-10
21°C1981-12-05

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)
37°C1985-02-16
26°C1998-01-14
26°C1998-02-24
20°C2000-02-27
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C1987-04-03
23°C2019-05-23
27°C2016-03-17
20°C2000-05-31
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C2020-06-29
22°C1992-07-16
24°C2026-08-30
17°C1996-08-04
Spring (Sep–Nov)
34°C2021-11-24
24°C1997-10-20
26°C2015-10-31
17°C1984-09-07

All-time records

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

High

Highest 37°C 1985-02-16
Lowest 22°C 1992-07-16

Low

Highest 27°C 2016-03-17
Lowest 17°C 1984-09-07

Feels-like

Highest 62°C 1985-02-16
Lowest 22°C 1992-07-16

Humidity

Highest 24.7 g/m³ 2010-03-06
Lowest 12.3 g/m³ 1987-06-22

Wind

Highest 33 km/h 2021-07-25
Lowest 6 km/h 1991-03-27

Gust

Highest 66 km/h 2021-07-25
Lowest 16 km/h 2018-03-13

Precip

Wettest 158 mm 1992-05-22
Driest 5-day dry spell 2024-04-28

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

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