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Monthly climate in Shimoni, Kwale, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shimoni features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (73 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1557 mm (61.3 inches) and receives 235 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shimoni enjoys an average of 3982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shimoni, Kwale, Kenya §

The warmest months in Shimoni are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 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 (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shimoni experiences 318 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 Shimoni, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shimoni, Kwale, Kenya §

Shimoni usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 305 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shimoni are January, February and August. On average, 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shimoni, 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) 25 (1.0) 28 (1.1) 90 (3.6) 341 (13.4) 447 (17.6) 113 (4.5) 68 (2.7) 61 (2.4) 68 (2.7) 128 (5.1) 95 (3.8) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 16 28 27 23 23 20 21 21 20 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Shimoni, Kwale, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Shimoni are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shimoni: January, April and May receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shimoni, 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 291 323 347 308 303 322 338 350 341 347 344 361
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 20m 12h 14m 12h 6m 11h 59m 11h 53m 11h 50m 11h 52m 11h 57m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 18m 12h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Shimoni, Kwale, Kenya §

Shimoni 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 Shimoni UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shimoni, 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 13 13 13 13 13