Wind statistics for Mombasa
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Mombasa, Kenya — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.7 mph
- Average gusts: 18.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.0 mm
- Average temperature: 27°C
- Good kite days: 122 a year
- Best month: July (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: May (11.7 mph)
- Calmest month: November (5.8 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (8.6 mm)
How Mombasa compares
Mombasa ranks #87 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 84% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, July, scores 85/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 mph | 17.5 mph | 2.2 mm | 28°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.6 mph | 16.9 mph | 2.3 mm | 28°C | 14 | 85 | YES |
| March | 6.4 mph | 14.4 mph | 5.2 mm | 28°C | 1 | 62 | EH… |
| April | 9.1 mph | 18.9 mph | 8.6 mm | 27°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 11.7 mph | 23.3 mph | 4.3 mm | 27°C | 13 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 11.5 mph | 23.0 mph | 3.8 mm | 26°C | 13 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 10.8 mph | 21.8 mph | 1.9 mm | 25°C | 20 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.5 mph | 21.2 mph | 2.2 mm | 25°C | 17 | 85 | YES |
| September | 9.5 mph | 19.3 mph | 1.8 mm | 26°C | 16 | 85 | YES |
| October | 7.9 mph | 16.7 mph | 4.1 mm | 26°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 5.8 mph | 13.4 mph | 6.0 mm | 27°C | 1 | 54 | EH… |
| December | 5.8 mph | 13.6 mph | 5.6 mm | 28°C | 2 | 54 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Mombasa, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Mombasa using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.