Lamu, Kenya

There are 74 ocean destinations in our catalog, and Lamu's numbers hold their own: a 97/100 sun score at its January peak, when rain interrupts roughly 14% of days. For a sand-and-sea holiday in an ocean-tempered climate, the data is a good starting point.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 27°C (July) and 31°C (March). Rain is most likely in April, when about 79% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in February (6%). If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–December.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 27°C against winter's 31°C, while rain-day odds move from 20% in winter and 59% in spring to 55% in summer and 48% through autumn. In short: plan around winter if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into spring with managed expectations (its season score is 87). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is December: still 31°C highs, with a sun score of 96.

Best months to visit Lamu

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is January at 97/100, then February at 97 and September at 96. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip May if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 82/100.

For context: in January, Lamu is drier than 84% of the ocean destinations we track.

Month-by-month breakdown for Lamu → · More destinations for January →

The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 2 look mostly clear and 3 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 23–32°C band. Today's cached sun score is 96/100.