Mombasa weather in April

In April, Mombasa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 136 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mombasa's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mombasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 136 mm; 24.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:24 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Mombasa is city in Kenya.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 4,100/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1593

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mombasa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

How April really feels in Mombasa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mombasa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 26°	18	3.5	12.2	5.6
Feb	31° / 26°	11	2.4	12.1	5.5
Mar	31° / 26°	49	12.4	12	4.4
Apr	30° / 26°	136	24.4	11.9	3.5
May	28° / 25°	223	24.1	11.8	4.3
Jun	27° / 24°	92	20.5	11.8	5.0
Jul	26° / 23°	69	19.8	11.8	5.2
Aug	27° / 23°	49	17.2	11.9	5.7
Sep	27° / 23°	43	14.8	12	6.1
Oct	28° / 24°	75	14.9	12.1	5.5
Nov	29° / 25°	66	16.1	12.2	4.8
Dec	30° / 25°	46	13	12.2	4.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	50	49	48
Cloudier (%)	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	50	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	49	51
30	48	52

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mombasa gets around 136 mm of rain over 24.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	70	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	79
10	80
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	55	56	57	59	60	61	61	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73
Miserable (%)	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	45	44	43	41	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	73	27

Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
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18	17	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
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22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:27	6:25
2	12.0	6:27	6:25
3	12.0	6:27	6:24
4	12.0	6:26	6:24
5	12.0	6:26	6:23
6	11.9	6:26	6:23
7	11.9	6:26	6:22
8	11.9	6:26	6:22
9	11.9	6:25	6:22
10	11.9	6:25	6:21
11	11.9	6:25	6:21
12	11.9	6:25	6:20
13	11.9	6:25	6:20
14	11.9	6:25	6:20
15	11.9	6:24	6:19
16	11.9	6:24	6:19
17	11.9	6:24	6:19
18	11.9	6:24	6:18
19	11.9	6:24	6:18
20	11.9	6:24	6:17
21	11.9	6:24	6:17
22	11.9	6:23	6:17
23	11.9	6:23	6:17
24	11.9	6:23	6:16
25	11.9	6:23	6:16
26	11.9	6:23	6:16
27	11.9	6:23	6:15
28	11.9	6:23	6:15
29	11.9	6:23	6:15
30	11.9	6:23	6:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mombasa

In seasonPeak

In April, Mombasa sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mombasa sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Mombasa's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Mombasa?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mombasa.

What to pack for Mombasa in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Mombasa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mombasa in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	26	25	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Mombasa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mombasa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	14	15	14	11	9	10	11	13	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mombasa?

Mombasa sits at 4.1°S, 39.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Jomvu, 10 km away.

Topography around Mombasa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mombasa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mombasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Mombasa is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (41%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

264 m

water 41%

80 km

800 m

water 36%

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← March Mombasa year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Jomvu 10 km · Mtwapa 16 km · Mazeras 16 km · Matuga 16 km · Diani Beach 26 km · Ukunda 29 km · Mariakani 30 km · Kilifi 51 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
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 Mombasa (-4.0547°, 39.6636°, elevation 20 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	49	51
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	79
10	80
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	73	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	49	51
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	79
10	80
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	73	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	49	51
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	75
6	76
7	77
8	78
9	79
10	80
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	73	27