Mombasa Weather in August
Mombasa in August
The short of it: Mombasa in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 21° · rain 56 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mombasa an average August high of 28°, a low of 21° and some 56 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mombasa runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Jomvu, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Mombasa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JomvuMombasa County | 10 km NW | 29° | 21° | 63 mm |
| MtwapaKilifi County | 16 km NE | 28° | 21° | 58 mm |
| MazerasKwale County | 16 km NW | 28° | 20° | 61 mm |
| MatugaKwale County | 16 km SW | 28° | 20° | 61 mm |
| KwaleKwale County | 27 km WSW | 26° | 18° | 59 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 27 km N | 27° | 20° | 57 mm |
| UkundaKwale County | 29 km SSW | 28° | 21° | 60 mm |
| MariakaniKilifi County | 30 km NW | 28° | 19° | 49 mm |