Mombasa Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Mombasa Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 275 hours of sunshine in October and 202 hours in May, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 2936 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Enjoy up to 9.2 hours of daily sun in October, and experience slightly darker atmosphere in May, with about 6.7 hours of daily sunlight.

Mombasa enjoys an average of 2936 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

In contrast, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

May, Mombasa’s wettest month, receives 23 mm (0.9 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 30°C (86°F). During the driest month February you can expect a temperature of 33°C (91°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Mombasa Precipitation page.