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Monthly climate in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Victoria features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2132 mm (84.0 inches) and receives 260 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Victoria enjoys an average of 3893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 6 minutes to 12 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya §

The warmest months in Port Victoria are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Victoria experiences 208 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya §

Port Victoria usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 270 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Victoria are January, July and August. On average, 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 110 (4.3) 124 (4.9) 225 (8.9) 297 (11.7) 275 (10.8) 128 (5.0) 93 (3.7) 103 (4.1) 126 (4.9) 238 (9.4) 227 (8.9) 186 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 15 22 27 29 20 18 18 20 25 26 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Port Victoria are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Victoria: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 308 333 304 320 327 339 341 332 333 328 344
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya §

Port Victoria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Port Victoria UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Victoria, Busia, Kenya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 16 15 13 11 11 12 13 13 12 12