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Twelve months of averages for Lamu, 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, Lamu has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April and June to February.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): March.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is March (32°C) and the coolest July (27°C). The wettest is May (230 mm) and the driest February (5 mm); about 853 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.

Lamu: 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
MarHot
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Lamu

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

Climate in Lamu 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	31°C	25°C	11 mm	74%	48%	6.2	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	31°C	25°C	5 mm	73%	46%	6.4	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	32°C	26°C	29 mm	73%	45%	6.5	27°C	Hot
April	31°C	27°C	118 mm	77%	54%	5.9	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	29°C	26°C	230 mm	80%	55%	5.1	35°C	Wet
June	28°C	25°C	99 mm	78%	56%	5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	27°C	24°C	51 mm	76%	52%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	27°C	24°C	33 mm	75%	44%	5.8	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	28°C	24°C	36 mm	75%	38%	6.3	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	29°C	25°C	88 mm	76%	41%	6.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	30°C	25°C	98 mm	78%	49%	6.2	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	31°C	25°C	55 mm	76%	47%	6.2	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.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

25°C

11 mm

74%

48%

6.2

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

31°C

25°C

5 mm

73%

46%

6.4

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

32°C

26°C

29 mm

73%

45%

6.5

27°C

Hot

April

31°C

27°C

118 mm

77%

54%

5.9

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

29°C

26°C

230 mm

80%

55%

5.1

35°C

Wet

June

28°C

25°C

99 mm

78%

56%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

27°C

24°C

51 mm

76%

52%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

27°C

24°C

33 mm

75%

44%

5.8

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

28°C

24°C

36 mm

75%

38%

6.3

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

29°C

25°C

88 mm

76%

41%

6.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

30°C

25°C

98 mm

78%

49%

6.2

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

31°C

25°C

55 mm

76%

47%

6.2

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery