Best time to visit Yei

December is the best time to visit Yei for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to January.

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 December comfort 76/100
The least cloud January 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 10 mm
Warmth February 34 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 76 31 °C 4
2 January 68 33 °C 2
3 November 64 29 °C 16
4 February 63 34 °C 3
5 July 62 27 °C 24
6 August 61 28 °C 27
7 September 60 28 °C 24
8 June 60 28 °C 21
9 October 60 28 °C 25
10 March 59 33 °C 12
11 May 56 29 °C 22
12 April 54 31 °C 19

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 31 °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 33.3 °C 10 mm 51 %
February 34.4 °C 15 mm 56 %
March 33.1 °C 64 mm 66 %
April 30.7 °C 140 mm 76 %
May 29.2 °C 154 mm 72 %
June 28.0 °C 141 mm 69 %
July 27.4 °C 180 mm 69 %
August 27.5 °C 194 mm 69 %
September 28.0 °C 170 mm 68 %
October 28.0 °C 218 mm 77 %
November 29.1 °C 120 mm 67 %
December 31.2 °C 20 mm 53 %

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.

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