Best time to visit Mombasa and the Kenyan Coast
Our pick for sun: January to February, June to July.
The best months
- SunJanuary to February, June to July
- BeachJanuary to February, June to July
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 90/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Good, 68/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 70/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain |
| Beach | Ideal, 92/100 | Ideal, 96/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 75/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 23°C | 28°C | 39 mm |
| February | 32°C | 24°C | 28°C | 25 mm |
| March | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 69 mm |
| April | 31°C | 24°C | 29°C | 95 mm |
| May | 29°C | 23°C | 28°C | 118 mm |
| June | 28°C | 22°C | 27°C | 42 mm |
| July | 28°C | 21°C | 26°C | 35 mm |
| August | 28°C | 21°C | 25°C | 37 mm |
| September | 29°C | 21°C | 26°C | 39 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 27°C | 72 mm |
| November | 30°C | 23°C | 28°C | 91 mm |
| December | 31°C | 23°C | 28°C | 85 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 14 h 55 min
- From YYZ : about 15 h 35 min
- From YVR : about 18 h 05 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).