Monthly climate in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sawa Sawa features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1406 mm (55.4 inches) and receives 225 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sawa Sawa enjoys an average of 3985 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 51 minutes to 12 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya §

The warmest months in Sawa Sawa are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sawa Sawa experiences 327 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 Sawa Sawa, Kwale, 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
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(87°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya §

Sawa Sawa usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 264 mm (10.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sawa Sawa are January, February and August. On average, 37 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, 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) 22 (0.9) 25 (1.0) 78 (3.1) 264 (10.4) 400 (15.7) 106 (4.2) 65 (2.6) 65 (2.5) 71 (2.8) 127 (5.0) 98 (3.9) 86 (3.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 5 14 27 27 21 22 21 22 21 21 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Sawa Sawa are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sawa Sawa: January, April and May receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, 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 290 323 348 311 306 324 342 349 340 344 343 360
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 20m 12h 14m 12h 6m 11h 59m 11h 53m 11h 51m 11h 52m 11h 57m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 18m 12h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya §

Sawa Sawa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / 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 Sawa Sawa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sawa Sawa, Kwale, 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 14 15 14 12 10 11 12 13 13 13 13