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Monthly climate in Kisumu, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kisumu features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2053 mm (80.8 inches) and receives 254 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kisumu enjoys an average of 3826 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 Kisumu, Kenya §

The warmest months in Kisumu are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kisumu experiences 224 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 Kisumu, 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)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 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
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kisumu, Kenya §

Kisumu usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 257 mm (10.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kisumu are January, February and July. On average, 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kisumu, 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) 89 (3.5) 104 (4.1) 218 (8.6) 285 (11.2) 252 (9.9) 110 (4.3) 103 (4.1) 114 (4.5) 141 (5.5) 234 (9.2) 230 (9.1) 171 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 22 26 28 21 18 20 22 26 24 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Kisumu, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Kisumu are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kisumu: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kisumu, 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 276 305 330 299 315 319 330 335 327 325 321 339
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 Kisumu, Kenya §

Kisumu 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 August 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 Kisumu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kisumu, 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 12 12 14 13 13 13