Lamu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Lamu average temperature chart (Celsius) Lamu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lamu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.2 31.6 32.3 31.5 29.4 28.3 27.7 27.9 28.6 29.8 31 31.3
°F 88.1 88.8 90.1 88.6 84.9 83 81.8 82.2 83.4 85.6 87.8 88.4

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.

Lamu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lamu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lamu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 7 3 32 135 299 145 82 41 47 37 42 25
inches 0.3 0.1 1.2 5.3 11.8 5.7 3.2 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 1
Rainy days 4 3 7 12 15 12 12 9 8 8 9 7

Average annual rainfall in Lamu: 933.367mm (367.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Lamu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lamu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.8 9.7 9.7 8.8 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.6 9.8 10.1 9.8 9.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Lamu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lamu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lamu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.5 24.7 25.4 25.6 24.5 23.6 23 23 23.3 24.1 24.5 24.5
Max °C 31.4 31.8 32.5 31.6 29.5 28.5 27.8 28 28.7 29.9 31.2 31.5
Min °F 76 76.4 77.6 78.1 76.1 74.4 73.4 73.4 73.9 75.4 76 76.1
Max °F 82.2 82.8 84 83.5 80.6 78.8 77.7 77.9 78.8 80.6 82 82.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lamu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lamu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lamu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 27.3 28.4 29.2 28.3 27 25.9 25.5 25.7 26.6 27.7 28
°F 81.2 81.1 83.1 84.5 82.9 80.6 78.6 77.9 78.2 79.8 81.9 82.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lamu average winspeed by month (km/h) Lamu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lamu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 14 15 18 19 20 19 18 16 13 15
mph 11 10 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 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.

Lamu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lamu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 70% 69% 75% 79% 76% 76% 74% 73% 73% 73% 72%

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Lamu weather stats

Lamu weather statistics
Hottest month: March 32.3°C 90.1°F
Driest month: February 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: October 10.1hrs
Coldest month: July 27.7°C 81.9°F
Wettest month: May 299mm 11.8ins
Warmest sea: April 29.2°C 84.6°F
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