Mogadishu vs Mombasa: which is sunnier?
🇸🇴 Somalia vs 🇰🇪 Kenya · 925 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Mogadishu is the sunnier overall: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year to Mombasa's 2,799. Mogadishu has the higher Sunshine Score in 12 of 12 months — a clean sweep.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Mogadishu | Mombasa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,195 | 2,799 |
| Sunniest month | September (95/100) | August (90/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 83/100 | 72/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 93/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 491 mm | 895 mm |
| Warmest sea | 30°C / 86°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 13 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Mogadishu vs Mombasa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadishu | Mombasa | Mogadishu | Mombasa | Mogadishu | Mombasa | Mogadishu | Mombasa | |
| January | 87 | 73 | 33° | 34° | 6 | 24 | 28° | 29° |
| February | 78 | 65 | 34° | 35° | 2 | 15 | 28° | 30° |
| March | 75 | 67 | 34° | 34° | 20 | 62 | 30° | 31° |
| April | 78 | 72 | 32° | 31° | 109 | 129 | 30° | 30° |
| May | 87 | 68 | 31° | 30° | 58 | 217 | 29° | 28° |
| June | 92 | 82 | 30° | 29° | 34 | 74 | 27° | 28° |
| July | 94 | 89 | 29° | 29° | 23 | 36 | 26° | 27° |
| August | 93 | 90 | 30° | 29° | 28 | 29 | 26° | 27° |
| September | 95 | 89 | 31° | 31° | 16 | 38 | 26° | 27° |
| October | 83 | 78 | 31° | 32° | 80 | 98 | 27° | 27° |
| November | 81 | 76 | 32° | 32° | 91 | 104 | 29° | 28° |
| December | 84 | 75 | 33° | 33° | 24 | 69 | 28° | 29° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Mogadishu · Feb Mogadishu · Mar Mogadishu · Apr Mogadishu · May Mogadishu · Jun Mogadishu · Jul Mogadishu · Aug Mogadishu · Sep Mogadishu · Oct Mogadishu · Nov Mogadishu · Dec Mogadishu.
When to pick which
- November–February: Mogadishu (average score 83/100 vs 72). Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 34°C).
- March–May: Mogadishu (average score 80/100 vs 69). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- June–August: Mogadishu (average score 93/100 vs 87). Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 29°C).
- September–October: Mogadishu (average score 89/100 vs 84). Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 32°C).
Sea temperature
Mombasa's sea gets warmer: 31°C / 88°F at its peak vs 30°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Mogadishu all year, Mombasa all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Mogadishu weather by month · Mombasa weather by month.
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