Kisumu Temperature by Month

Kisumu, Kenya has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 27°C (81°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Year-round, Kisumu experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in February to a comfortable 26°C (79°F) in the coolest month, July. Nighttime temperatures range from 20°C (68°F) in February to 19°C (66°F) in July.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kisumu by month:

The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Kisumu's average annual maximum temperature is 27°C (81°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Kisumu's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Kisumu climate page.