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Mombasa Weather Records (KE000063820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mombasa (KE000063820), Kenya, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Mombasa

  • Mombasa (KE000063820) is a weather station in Kenya at -4.03 latitude and 39.62 longitude, 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1957 to 2025, 69 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Mombasa still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mombasa set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.3 C (72.1 F) on 17 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Kenya, -4.03 latitude, 39.62 longitude.
  • Elevation: 55 m (180 ft).
  • Period of record: 1957 to 2025, 69 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mombasa, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mombasa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 10152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mombasa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Mombasa, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.9 C (96.6 F)16.8 C (62.2 F)35.1 C (95.2 F)23.4 C (74.1 F)
Feb37.6 C (99.7 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)23.6 C (74.5 F)
Mar36.4 C (97.5 F)19.7 C (67.5 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)23.5 C (74.3 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)23.5 C (74.3 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)18.8 C (65.8 F)31.5 C (88.7 F)23.2 C (73.8 F)
Jun35.0 C (95.0 F)17.4 C (63.3 F)n/a21.4 C (70.5 F)
Jul31.5 C (88.7 F)13.6 C (56.5 F)28.5 C (83.3 F)20.4 C (68.7 F)
Aug31.4 C (88.5 F)15.3 C (59.5 F)29.1 C (84.4 F)19.8 C (67.6 F)
Sep31.6 C (88.9 F)16.3 C (61.3 F)n/an/a
Oct33.0 C (91.4 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)n/an/a
Nov34.1 C (93.4 F)18.8 C (65.8 F)n/an/a
Dec37.0 C (98.6 F)18.1 C (64.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Mombasa by the year they were set 1,464 records at Mombasa still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 105. 0501001501957: 131958: 51959: 101960: 81961: 111973: 71974: 81975: 221976: 281977: 251978: 291979: 251980: 191981: 201982: 161983: 131984: 201985: 261986: 181987: 81988: 191989: 301990: 141991: 141992: 271993: 261994: 771995: 971996: 1011997: 211998: 71999: 252000: 332001: 172002: 232003: 292004: 252005: 52007: 142008: 222009: 342010: 192011: 512012: 342013: 282014: 172015: 242016: 62017: 192018: 32019: 252020: 392021: 302022: 212023: 372024: 1052025: 151957197419801986199219982004201120172023
1,464 records at Mombasa still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 105.
Standing records at Mombasa by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195713
19585
195910
19608
196111
19737
19748
197522
197628
197725
197829
197925
198019
198120
198216
198313
198420
198526
198618
19878
198819
198930
199014
199114
199227
199326
199477
199597
1996101
199721
19987
199925
200033
200117
200223
200329
200425
20055
200714
200822
200934
201019
201151
201234
201328
201417
201524
20166
201719
20183
201925
202039
202130
202221
202337
2024105
202515

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Mombasa set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Mombasa between 18 October 1997 and 4 March 2024. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperature18 October 1997: Record daily precipitation 221.5 mm (8.7 in)19 October 1997: Record daily precipitation 233.0 mm (9.2 in)29 March 2011: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)9 May 2017: Record daily precipitation 235.0 mm (9.3 in)4 March 2024: Record high minimum temperature 27.6 C (81.7 F)200020052010201520202025
5 all-time records were set at Mombasa between 18 October 1997 and 4 March 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Mombasa set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1997-10-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1997-10-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 233.0 mm (9.2 in)
2011-03-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2017-05-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2024-03-04Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.6 C (81.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 235.0 mm (9.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mombasa The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mombasa. The most was 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 9 May 2017. 0100200300 Jan: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 24 January 2011 Jan Feb: 75.7 mm (3.0 in), 6 February 1985 Feb Mar: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 11 March 2013 Mar Apr: 149.3 mm (5.9 in), 16 April 1985 Apr May: 235.0 mm (9.3 in), 9 May 2017 May Jun: 102.1 mm (4.0 in), 23 June 2014 Jun Jul: 67.0 mm (2.6 in), 2 July 1994 Jul Aug: 95.6 mm (3.8 in), 19 August 1995 Aug Sep: 147.3 mm (5.8 in), 25 September 1961 Sep Oct: 233.0 mm (9.2 in), 19 October 1997 Oct Nov: 172.0 mm (6.8 in), 12 November 2019 Nov Dec: 110.0 mm (4.3 in), 11 December 2009 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mombasa. The most was 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 9 May 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mombasa
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan99.1 mm (3.9 in)24 January 2011
Feb75.7 mm (3.0 in)6 February 1985
Mar70.1 mm (2.8 in)11 March 2013
Apr149.3 mm (5.9 in)16 April 1985
May235.0 mm (9.3 in)9 May 2017
Jun102.1 mm (4.0 in)23 June 2014
Jul67.0 mm (2.6 in)2 July 1994
Aug95.6 mm (3.8 in)19 August 1995
Sep147.3 mm (5.8 in)25 September 1961
Oct233.0 mm (9.2 in)19 October 1997
Nov172.0 mm (6.8 in)12 November 2019
Dec110.0 mm (4.3 in)11 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2025
Days with data per year at Mombasa 57 years of record at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. 57 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1975 and others. 1957: 213 of 365 days1958: 222 of 365 days1959: 221 of 365 days1960: 215 of 366 days1961: 219 of 365 days1973: 74 of 365 days1974: 74 of 365 days1975: 239 of 365 days1976: 250 of 366 days1977: 252 of 365 days1978: 257 of 365 days1979: 222 of 365 days1980: 248 of 366 days1981: 272 of 365 days1982: 247 of 365 days1983: 250 of 365 days1984: 257 of 366 days1985: 305 of 365 days1986: 294 of 365 days1987: 287 of 365 days1988: 274 of 366 days1989: 284 of 365 days1990: 255 of 365 days1991: 225 of 365 days1992: 239 of 366 days1993: 218 of 365 days1994: 281 of 365 days1995: 293 of 365 days1996: 285 of 366 days1997: 292 of 365 days1998: 108 of 365 days1999: 233 of 365 days2000: 252 of 366 days2001: 270 of 365 days2002: 273 of 365 days2003: 264 of 365 days2004: 261 of 366 days2005: 84 of 365 days2007: 208 of 365 days2008: 253 of 366 days2009: 274 of 365 days2010: 222 of 365 days2011: 280 of 365 days2012: 268 of 366 days2013: 273 of 365 days2014: 264 of 365 days2015: 235 of 365 days2016: 11 of 366 days2017: 6 of 365 days2018: 14 of 365 days2019: 6 of 365 days2020: 17 of 366 days2021: 7 of 365 days2022: 113 of 365 days2023: 91 of 365 days2024: 124 of 366 days2025: 44 of 365 days196019801990200020102020
57 years of record at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. 57 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1975 and others.
Days with data per year at Mombasa
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195721358%No
195822261%No
195922161%No
196021559%No
196121960%No
19737420%No
19747420%No
197523965%No
197625068%No
197725269%No
197825770%No
197922261%No
198024868%No
198127275%No
198224768%No
198325068%No
198425770%No
198530584%No
198629481%No
198728779%No
198827475%No
198928478%No
199025570%No
199122562%No
199223965%No
199321860%No
199428177%No
199529380%No
199628578%No
199729280%No
199810830%No
199923364%No
200025269%No
200127074%No
200227375%No
200326472%No
200426171%No
20058423%No
200720857%No
200825369%No
200927475%No
201022261%No
201128077%No
201226873%No
201327375%No
201426472%No
201523564%No
2016113%No
201762%No
2018144%No
201962%No
2020175%No
202172%No
202211331%No
20239125%No
202412434%No
20254412%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mombasa
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 July 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min22.3 C (72.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min22.9 C (73.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min22.5 C (72.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)64 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min (Tie)22.0 C (71.6 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min24.8 C (76.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min27.0 C (80.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)38 years41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min25.8 C (78.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min26.0 C (78.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min26.0 C (78.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)66 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high max34.6 C (94.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high max35.1 C (95.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high max34.6 C (94.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2025Mombasa, KEdaily high min25.3 C (77.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Mombasa: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.6 C (99.7 F)199535.0 C (95.0 F)57
Coldest night (TNn)13.6 C (56.5 F)199318.8 C (65.8 F)57
Wettest day (Rx1day)235.0 mm (9.3 in)201783.6 mm (3.3 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)586.3 mm (23.1 in)1997152.9 mm (6.0 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)98 days199229 days68

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Mombasa by year The hottest day of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 37.6 C (99.7 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 323436381960198020002020Record: 37.6 C (99.7 F) in 1995
The hottest day of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 37.6 C (99.7 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mombasa by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195733.9 C (93.0 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197434.0 C (93.2 F)
197537.0 C (98.6 F)
197634.0 C (93.2 F)
197735.0 C (95.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198036.0 C (96.8 F)
198134.0 C (93.2 F)
198234.5 C (94.1 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198434.5 C (94.1 F)
198533.7 C (92.7 F)
198634.1 C (93.4 F)
198734.3 C (93.7 F)
198835.9 C (96.6 F)
198935.2 C (95.4 F)
199035.0 C (95.0 F)
199134.8 C (94.6 F)
199236.2 C (97.2 F)
199334.1 C (93.4 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199537.6 C (99.7 F)
199634.2 C (93.6 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199834.6 C (94.3 F)
199934.8 C (94.6 F)
200036.5 C (97.7 F)
200134.7 C (94.5 F)
200234.7 C (94.5 F)
200336.4 C (97.5 F)
200435.7 C (96.3 F)
200534.2 C (93.6 F)
200733.4 C (92.1 F)
200833.8 C (92.8 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201036.4 C (97.5 F)
201135.0 C (95.0 F)
201235.5 C (95.9 F)
201335.4 C (95.7 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201535.3 C (95.5 F)
201635.7 C (96.3 F)
201733.4 C (92.1 F)
201834.0 C (93.2 F)
201934.1 C (93.4 F)
202034.2 C (93.6 F)
202133.2 C (91.8 F)
202233.8 C (92.8 F)
202335.0 C (95.0 F)
202436.3 C (97.3 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Mombasa by year The coldest night of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 13.6 C (56.5 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 C (65.8 F). 1214161820221960198020002020Record: 13.6 C (56.5 F) in 1993
The coldest night of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 13.6 C (56.5 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 C (65.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mombasa by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
195718.9 C (66.0 F)
195818.9 C (66.0 F)
195918.9 C (66.0 F)
196017.8 C (64.0 F)
196119.4 C (66.9 F)
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
197319.0 C (66.2 F)
197418.0 C (64.4 F)
197518.0 C (64.4 F)
197618.0 C (64.4 F)
197719.0 C (66.2 F)
197819.0 C (66.2 F)
197918.0 C (64.4 F)
198019.0 C (66.2 F)
198117.0 C (62.6 F)
198218.1 C (64.6 F)
198319.2 C (66.6 F)
198415.7 C (60.3 F)
198518.7 C (65.7 F)
198618.0 C (64.4 F)
198718.6 C (65.5 F)
198819.0 C (66.2 F)
198918.1 C (64.6 F)
199018.2 C (64.8 F)
199117.9 C (64.2 F)
199216.6 C (61.9 F)
199313.6 C (56.5 F)
199417.4 C (63.3 F)
199516.5 C (61.7 F)
199615.3 C (59.5 F)
199716.8 C (62.2 F)
199818.4 C (65.1 F)
199917.9 C (64.2 F)
200018.1 C (64.6 F)
200118.9 C (66.0 F)
200218.4 C (65.1 F)
200318.1 C (64.6 F)
200418.2 C (64.8 F)
200519.0 C (66.2 F)
200719.5 C (67.1 F)
200818.8 C (65.8 F)
200918.9 C (66.0 F)
201019.6 C (67.3 F)
201120.0 C (68.0 F)
201219.5 C (67.1 F)
201318.9 C (66.0 F)
201419.2 C (66.6 F)
201518.8 C (65.8 F)
201618.3 C (64.9 F)
201719.0 C (66.2 F)
201819.1 C (66.4 F)
201919.7 C (67.5 F)
202019.9 C (67.8 F)
202120.3 C (68.5 F)
202219.2 C (66.6 F)
202320.6 C (69.1 F)
202420.0 C (68.0 F)
202519.8 C (67.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mombasa by year The wettest day of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.6 mm (3.3 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 2017
The wettest day of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.6 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mombasa by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195777.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1959121.9 mm (4.8 in)
196080.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961147.3 mm (5.8 in)
196255.1 mm (2.2 in)
196389.4 mm (3.5 in)
1964111.0 mm (4.4 in)
196591.2 mm (3.6 in)
196674.7 mm (2.9 in)
196792.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968140.2 mm (5.5 in)
196974.4 mm (2.9 in)
197054.6 mm (2.1 in)
197155.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972166.6 mm (6.6 in)
197377.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974106.0 mm (4.2 in)
197587.0 mm (3.4 in)
197664.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977152.5 mm (6.0 in)
197870.7 mm (2.8 in)
1979137.9 mm (5.4 in)
198062.0 mm (2.4 in)
198192.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1983130.0 mm (5.1 in)
198468.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985149.3 mm (5.9 in)
198674.7 mm (2.9 in)
198776.3 mm (3.0 in)
198859.2 mm (2.3 in)
198981.5 mm (3.2 in)
199073.0 mm (2.9 in)
199168.6 mm (2.7 in)
199243.5 mm (1.7 in)
199363.4 mm (2.5 in)
199489.3 mm (3.5 in)
199595.6 mm (3.8 in)
199695.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997233.0 mm (9.2 in)
199881.0 mm (3.2 in)
199941.9 mm (1.6 in)
2000105.9 mm (4.2 in)
200136.1 mm (1.4 in)
200286.1 mm (3.4 in)
200354.1 mm (2.1 in)
2004102.1 mm (4.0 in)
200577.0 mm (3.0 in)
200782.0 mm (3.2 in)
200858.9 mm (2.3 in)
2009110.0 mm (4.3 in)
201043.9 mm (1.7 in)
201199.1 mm (3.9 in)
201268.1 mm (2.7 in)
2013117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2014108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2015106.9 mm (4.2 in)
201685.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2018194.1 mm (7.6 in)
2019172.0 mm (6.8 in)
202055.1 mm (2.2 in)
202145.0 mm (1.8 in)
202250.0 mm (2.0 in)
2023111.0 mm (4.4 in)
202439.9 mm (1.6 in)
202536.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mombasa by year The wettest five days of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 586.3 mm (23.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 152.9 mm (6.0 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 586.3 mm (23.1 in) in 1997
The wettest five days of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 586.3 mm (23.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 152.9 mm (6.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mombasa by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1957151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1958183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1959290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1960225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1961237.3 mm (9.3 in)
196283.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1964134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1965133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1966195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1967152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1968349.6 mm (13.8 in)
196996.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1972311.7 mm (12.3 in)
1973187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1974166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1975159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1976117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1977275.9 mm (10.9 in)
1978117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1979100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1980123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1981134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1982213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1983253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1984210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1985284.9 mm (11.2 in)
1986198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1987188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1988114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1989123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1990102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1991152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1992102.7 mm (4.0 in)
199384.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1995158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1996328.7 mm (12.9 in)
1997586.3 mm (23.1 in)
199898.2 mm (3.9 in)
199978.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000174.1 mm (6.9 in)
200191.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002120.1 mm (4.7 in)
2003109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2004158.3 mm (6.2 in)
2005120.8 mm (4.8 in)
2007222.9 mm (8.8 in)
2008108.1 mm (4.3 in)
2009202.9 mm (8.0 in)
201099.3 mm (3.9 in)
2011157.7 mm (6.2 in)
201295.0 mm (3.7 in)
2013191.0 mm (7.5 in)
2014171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2015213.3 mm (8.4 in)
2016133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2017335.8 mm (13.2 in)
2018256.4 mm (10.1 in)
2019262.6 mm (10.3 in)
2020115.9 mm (4.6 in)
202168.1 mm (2.7 in)
2022167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2023135.1 mm (5.3 in)
202473.2 mm (2.9 in)
202540.9 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mombasa by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 98 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days. 02550751001960198020002020Record: 98 days in 1992
The longest dry spell of the year at Mombasa, 1957 to 2025. The record is 98 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mombasa by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195737 days
195874 days
195928 days
196027 days
196134 days
196255 days
196340 days
196439 days
196587 days
196638 days
196737 days
196857 days
196929 days
197048 days
197179 days
197228 days
197341 days
197427 days
197567 days
197629 days
197736 days
197829 days
197915 days
198022 days
198139 days
198268 days
198340 days
198471 days
198535 days
198634 days
198789 days
198840 days
198959 days
199026 days
199168 days
199298 days
199348 days
199471 days
199549 days
199635 days
199740 days
199817 days
199910 days
20006 days
200110 days
20026 days
200311 days
20049 days
20055 days
20073 days
20084 days
20095 days
20104 days
20113 days
20125 days
20133 days
20145 days
20153 days
20163 days
20173 days
20183 days
20196 days
20206 days
20214 days
20225 days
20233 days
20243 days
20252 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1957 to 1997

A day with at least 85.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 241.2 mm (9.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mombasa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years85.7 mm (3.4 in)
5 years117.4 mm (4.6 in)
10 years141.9 mm (5.6 in)
25 years177.5 mm (7.0 in)
50 years207.6 mm (8.2 in)Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years241.2 mm (9.5 in)Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1957 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 233.0 mm (9.2 in) in 1997; 166.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1972; 152.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

  • Data for Mombasa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Mombasa threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).