Weather in Mombasa in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Mombasa in January
The temperature in January is +31°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +33°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +32°C.
Is Mombasa warm or cold in January?
Mombasa is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Mombasa:
Water temperature in Mombasa in January
Water in Mombasa in January is Very warm. It varies from +27°C to +30°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Mombasa in January?
Climate in Mombasa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 60 mm | 25 mm | 15 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 76% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 24 | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 60 mm to 25 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 76%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Mombasa is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Mombasa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Mombasa in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+29°C) and the highest in 2023 (+30°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 554 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1484 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Mombasa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.