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When to go to Kisumu

Twelve months of averages for Kisumu, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Kisumu has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to August and December to February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March to May and September to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April, May and September to December.
The warmest month is February (28°C) and the coolest July (23°C). The wettest is April (299 mm) and the driest February (63 mm); about 2,010 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Kisumu: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarWet
AprWet
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Kisumu

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kisumu by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	27°C	15°C	77 mm	64%	56%	6.3	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	28°C	16°C	63 mm	60%	57%	6.6	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	28°C	16°C	170 mm	64%	67%	6.5	27°C	Wet
April	26°C	16°C	299 mm	74%	77%	6	31°C	Wet
May	25°C	16°C	268 mm	78%	68%	5.8	35°C	Wet
June	23°C	16°C	143 mm	77%	60%	5.5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	23°C	15°C	112 mm	75%	55%	5.5	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	24°C	16°C	148 mm	74%	61%	5.8	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	25°C	16°C	162 mm	72%	63%	6.3	37°C	Wet
October	26°C	16°C	211 mm	73%	70%	6.2	34°C	Wet
November	25°C	16°C	230 mm	75%	70%	5.9	29°C	Wet
December	26°C	15°C	127 mm	70%	59%	6	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 445 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

27°C

15°C

77 mm

64%

56%

6.3

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

28°C

16°C

63 mm

60%

57%

6.6

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

28°C

16°C

170 mm

64%

67%

6.5

27°C

Wet

April

26°C

16°C

299 mm

74%

77%

31°C

Wet

May

25°C

16°C

268 mm

78%

68%

5.8

35°C

Wet

June

23°C

16°C

143 mm

77%

60%

5.5

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

23°C

15°C

112 mm

75%

55%

5.5

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

24°C

16°C

148 mm

74%

61%

5.8

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

25°C

16°C

162 mm

72%

63%

6.3

37°C

Wet

October

26°C

16°C

211 mm

73%

70%

6.2

34°C

Wet

November

25°C

16°C

230 mm

75%

70%

5.9

29°C

Wet

December

26°C

15°C

127 mm

70%

59%

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery