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Mombasa weather in January

Is it warm? Yes. January in Mombasa is hot: afternoons average 31°C and nights 25°C. Most days (80%) peak between 29°C and 32°C.

Hot · average high

31°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low25°overnight
  • Sea28°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days328 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy57% cloud · 13% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 29° and 32°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2016, averaged 32°C; the coolest, 2018, 29°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 32°C, 2012: 31.5°C, 2013: 31.8°C, 2014: 31.4°C, 2015: 31.2°C, 2016: 32.1°C, 2017: 30.1°C, 2018: 29.3°C, 2019: 29.9°C, 2020: 30.4°C, 2021: 29.5°C, 2022: 30.4°C, 2023: 29.9°C, 2024: 31.1°C, 2025: 31.3°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (28 mm in a typical month).

  • Mombasa31°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Mombasa all year · Where else is hot in January

Other warm places in January

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Mombasa is about 9h 45m.

  • Warm in Jan

    24°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Jan

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 6 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology