Mombaça in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Mombaça sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 194 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.
Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early December to 31°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Mombaça's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mombaça's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 194 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Mombaça in Summer
Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early December to 31°C by late February.
A typical summer day in Mombaça reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
How summer really feels in Mombaça
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Mombaça weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 23° | 84 | 13 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 31° / 23° | 88 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 31° / 22° | 119 | 18.9 | 12 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 30° / 22° | 100 | 18.4 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| May | 30° / 22° | 65 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 4.9 |
| Jun | 30° / 21° | 31 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 31° / 21° | 18 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 32° / 21° | 8 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 34° / 22° | 3 | 0.8 | 12 | 4.3 |
| Oct | 34° / 23° | 13 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 34° / 23° | 6 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 34° / 23° | 22 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Mombaça gets around 194 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Mombaça
In summer, Mombaça overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Mombaça's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Mombaça?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mombaça. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Mombaça in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Mombaça sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
UV index in Mombaça in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mombaça peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Mombaça?
Mombaça sits at 5.7°S, 39.6°W, 251 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piquet Carneiro, 24 km away.
Topography around Mombaça
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mombaça.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Mombaça has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.
The land around Mombaça is covered by shrubs (49%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.
Brazil travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / N
- 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 46% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $10,713
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 89%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 19.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 16
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 482
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mombaça (-5.7431°, -39.6275°, elevation 251 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.