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Best time to visit Kismayo

September is the best time to visit Kismayo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 67/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 2 mm
Warmth March 32 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 67 30 °C 5 94
2 July 66 28 °C 7 91
3 August 66 29 °C 8 90
4 January 62 31 °C 1 93
5 February 61 31 °C 0 92
6 October 60 30 °C 9 84
7 December 59 31 °C 7 83
8 June 59 29 °C 11 82
9 March 59 32 °C 2 87
10 November 54 31 °C 13 72
11 April 48 32 °C 14 63
12 May 47 30 °C 18 69

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 31 °C 41 % 93
February 27 °C 31 °C 43 % 92
March 28 °C 32 °C 41 % 87
April 29 °C 32 °C 52 % 63
May 28 °C 30 °C 56 % 69
June 27 °C 29 °C 63 % 82
July 26 °C 28 °C 65 % 91
August 25 °C 29 °C 56 % 90
September 26 °C 30 °C 44 % 94
October 27 °C 30 °C 45 % 84
November 27 °C 31 °C 46 % 72
December 28 °C 31 °C 39 % 83

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.0 °C 15 mm 41 %
February 31.3 °C 2 mm 43 %
March 32.3 °C 9 mm 41 %
April 32.0 °C 73 mm 52 %
May 29.9 °C 90 mm 56 %
June 28.9 °C 37 mm 63 %
July 28.4 °C 26 mm 65 %
August 28.7 °C 23 mm 56 %
September 29.5 °C 20 mm 44 %
October 30.4 °C 40 mm 45 %
November 31.0 °C 66 mm 46 %
December 31.2 °C 34 mm 39 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.