Malindi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Malindi average temperature chart (Celsius) Malindi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Malindi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.8 30.9 31.6 30.7 28.5 27.7 27 27.3 27.9 29.1 30.3 30.8
°F 87.4 87.6 88.9 87.2 83.2 81.8 80.6 81.1 82.3 84.4 86.6 87.5

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.

Malindi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Malindi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Malindi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 12 14 45 171 296 156 104 63 60 73 74 40
inches 0.5 0.5 1.8 6.7 11.7 6.1 4.1 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.9 1.6
Rainy days 4 3 7 14 21 16 17 13 11 9 9 7

Average annual rainfall in Malindi: 1145.033mm (450.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Malindi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Malindi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.8 9.8 9.6 8.3 7.5 8.1 8 9 9.6 9.8 9.9 10

Day / night temperatures

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

Malindi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Malindi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Malindi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.9 22.9 23.4 23.8 23 22.2 21.7 21.4 21.5 22.1 22.7 23
Max °C 31 31.1 31.8 30.9 28.6 27.8 27.2 27.4 28.1 29.3 30.5 31
Min °F 73.1 73.2 74.1 74.8 73.4 72 71 70.5 70.7 71.8 72.9 73.4
Max °F 80.4 80.6 81.7 81.1 78.4 77 75.9 75.9 76.6 78.3 79.9 80.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Malindi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Malindi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Malindi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 27.6 28.7 29.2 28.3 27 25.9 25.5 25.7 26.6 27.8 28.3
°F 81.8 81.7 83.6 84.6 83 80.6 78.7 77.9 78.3 79.9 82.1 82.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Malindi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Malindi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 70% 70% 75% 79% 76% 80% 76% 78% 78% 79% 78%

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Malindi weather stats

Malindi weather statistics
Hottest month: March 31.6°C 88.9°F
Driest month: January 12mm 0.5ins
Sunniest month: December 10hrs
Coldest month: July 27°C 80.6°F
Wettest month: May 296mm 11.7ins
Warmest sea: April 29.2°C 84.6°F
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