CLIMATE
Climate of Lamu, Kenya
Seasonal climate characteristics and practical weather context.
Climate of Lamu, Kenya
NASA POWER’s 1991–2020 climatology for Lamu, Kenya (-2.272, 40.902) gives an annual mean temperature of 27.0 °C and estimated annual precipitation of about 877 mm.
Temperature
March has the highest monthly mean temperature at 28.7 °C. August is coolest at 25.3 °C, a yearly monthly-mean range of 3.4 °C.
Precipitation
May has the highest estimated monthly total (about 219 mm); February has the lowest (about 6 mm). Monthly totals are estimated from NASA POWER’s mean daily precipitation rates.
Monthly averages
| Month | Mean temperature | Estimated precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8 °C | 17 mm |
| February | 28.0 °C | 6 mm |
| March | 28.7 °C | 38 mm |
| April | 28.5 °C | 122 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | 219 mm |
| June | 26.1 °C | 96 mm |
| July | 25.4 °C | 56 mm |
| August | 25.3 °C | 34 mm |
| September | 25.8 °C | 39 mm |
| October | 26.7 °C | 86 mm |
| November | 27.4 °C | 100 mm |
| December | 27.9 °C | 64 mm |