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Average Weather in Malindi Kenya

In Malindi, the summers are short, hot, and mostly cloudy; the winters are warm, dry, windy, and partly cloudy; and it is oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 73°F to 89°F and is rarely below 71°F or above 91°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Malindi for hot-weather activities is from late June to early October.

Temperature

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from February 14 to April 17, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest day of the year is March 23, with an average high of 89°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 11 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest day of the year is August 11, with an average low of 73°F and high of 81°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Salvador, Brazil (5,409 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Malindi (view comparison).

Clouds

In Malindi, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Malindi begins around May 29 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 28. On September 1, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 31% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 28 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 29. On April 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 69% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 31% of the time.

Precipitation

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Malindi varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.9 months, from March 22 to December 20, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 52% on May 12.

The drier season lasts 3.1 months, from December 20 to March 22. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on January 30.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on May 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Malindi experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 25 to January 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around May 8, with an average total accumulation of 5.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.1 months, from January 20 to February 25. The least rain falls around February 7, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

Sun

The length of the day in Malindi does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 18 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2019, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 22, with 12 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:55 AM on November 9, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:27 AM on February 19. The earliest sunset is at 6:09 PM on October 27, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:40 PM on February 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Malindi during 2019.

Humidity

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Malindi, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 99% throughout.

Wind

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Malindi experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from May 4 to October 10, with average wind speeds of more than 12.3 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is July 16, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 10 to May 4. The calmest day of the year is November 27, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Malindi varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 7.2 months, from April 1 to November 8, with a peak percentage of 100% on June 24. The wind is most often from the east for 4.8 months, from November 8 to April 1, with a peak percentage of 82% on January 1.

Water Temperature

Malindi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 1.8 months, from March 10 to May 4, with an average temperature above 83°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is April 2, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.0 months, from July 4 to October 4, with an average temperature below 79°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 13, with an average temperature of 77°F.

Best Time of Year to Visit

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Malindi throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Malindi for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Malindi for hot-weather activities is from late June to early October, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Growing Season

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Malindi are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Solar Energy

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from August 28 to October 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest day of the year is September 29, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from April 7 to June 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.8 kWh. The darkest day of the year is April 30, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

Topography

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Malindi are -3.218 deg latitude, 40.117 deg longitude, and 43 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Malindi contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 121 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 41 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (518 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,804 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Malindi is covered by trees (27%), water (26%), artificial surfaces (23%), and cropland (16%), within 10 miles by water (51%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by water (55%) and trees (26%).

Data Sources

This report illustrates the typical weather in Malindi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Malindi.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Malindi according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Malindi is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Malindi and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Malindi Airport (100%, 2.1 kilometers, southwest) and Manda Airport (0.2%, 139 kilometers, northeast).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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