Kwale monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kwale

Kwale average temperature chart (Celsius) Kwale average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kwale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.1 31.6 31.8 30.4 28.6 27.6 26.9 27.1 27.9 28.9 30 30.7
°F 88 88.9 89.3 86.7 83.4 81.7 80.4 80.8 82.2 84.1 85.9 87.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kwale monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kwale monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kwale (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 36 21 72 160 225 83 67 65 64 88 109 75
inches 1.4 0.8 2.9 6.3 8.9 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.3 3
Rainy days 6 4 9 15 18 12 13 12 11 12 13 13

Average annual rainfall in Kwale: 1101.567mm (433.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kwale

Kwale average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kwale
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.2 9.8 9.2 7.9 6.6 7.8 7.2 7.9 8.8 9.1 9.5 9.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kwale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kwale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kwale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.3 22.6 23 22.7 21.7 20.2 19.3 19.1 19.5 20.7 21.9 22.3
Max °C 31.4 31.9 32.1 30.6 28.8 27.8 27.1 27.3 28.1 29.2 30.2 30.9
Min °F 72.1 72.6 73.3 72.8 71 68.4 66.7 66.4 67.1 69.2 71.3 72.1
Max °F 80.2 81 81.5 79.9 77.4 75.2 73.8 73.8 74.8 76.8 78.8 79.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kwale average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kwale average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kwale in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28.3 29.2 29.3 28.2 26.9 25.8 25.5 25.7 26.6 27.8 28.5
°F 83 83 84.6 84.8 82.7 80.3 78.5 77.8 78.2 79.8 82 83.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kwale average winspeed by month (km/h) Kwale average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kwale (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 14 14 16 17 17 16 16 14 13 15
mph 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kwale relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kwale
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 68% 70% 76% 78% 75% 75% 75% 73% 73% 74% 73%

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Kwale weather stats

Kwale weather statistics
Hottest month: March 31.8°C 89.2°F
Driest month: February 21mm 0.8ins
Sunniest month: February 9.8hrs
Coldest month: July 26.9°C 80.4°F
Wettest month: May 225mm 8.9ins
Warmest sea: April 29.3°C 84.7°F
Map showing location of Kwale (-4.17375, 39.45206) Kwale map pin © Google

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