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Monthly climate in Homa Bay, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Homa Bay features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1726 mm (68.0 inches) and receives 238 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Homa Bay enjoys an average of 3906 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 5 minutes to 12 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Homa Bay, Kenya §

The warmest months in Homa Bay are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Homa Bay experiences 287 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 Homa Bay, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Homa Bay, Kenya §

Homa Bay usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 238 mm (9.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Homa Bay are January, February and July. On average, 68 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Homa Bay, 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) 61 (2.4) 67 (2.6) 149 (5.9) 248 (9.8) 249 (9.8) 98 (3.8) 77 (3.0) 93 (3.7) 136 (5.4) 199 (7.8) 217 (8.5) 133 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 11 19 25 28 18 17 18 21 25 24 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Homa Bay, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Homa Bay are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Homa Bay: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Homa Bay, 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 279 308 333 306 327 327 340 342 333 334 327 343
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Homa Bay, Kenya §

Homa Bay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, 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 Homa Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Homa Bay, 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) 15 15 16 15 13 11 11 12 13 13 12 13