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Monthly climate in Lamu, Kenya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lamu features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (73 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1033 mm (40.7 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lamu enjoys an average of 4037 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 59 minutes to 12 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lamu, Kenya §

The warmest months in Lamu are March, April and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lamu experiences 328 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 Lamu, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lamu, Kenya §

Lamu usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lamu are January, February and March. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lamu, 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) 10 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 144 (5.7) 365 (14.4) 99 (3.9) 64 (2.5) 55 (2.2) 62 (2.5) 101 (4.0) 70 (2.8) 33 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 5 23 28 21 20 17 18 18 14 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Lamu, Kenya §

The sunniest months in Lamu are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lamu: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lamu, 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 290 323 355 329 328 327 342 350 340 351 341 355
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 13m 12h 10m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 59m 11h 59m 11h 59m 12h 1m 12h 4m 12h 8m 12h 12m 12h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Lamu, Kenya §

Lamu 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.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 Lamu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lamu, 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 15 13 11 11 12 13 13 12 13