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Best time to visit Diani Beach

Late Aug–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.0°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Diani Beach
Photo: FredD (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Diani Beach season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 43.4)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 38.2)Late Jan: Fair (season score 38.1)Early Feb: Fair (season score 42.5)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 37.5)Late Feb: Fair (season score 34.6)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 22.7)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 21.7)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 12.3)Early Apr: Avoid (season score 8.7)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 21.1)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 25.8)Early May: Off-season (season score 23.5)Mid May: Okay (season score 48.1)Late May: Good (season score 57.3)Early Jun: Good (season score 67.0)Mid Jun: Good (season score 70.6)Late Jun: Good (season score 70.4)Early Jul: Great (season score 71.7)Mid Jul: Great (season score 75.8)Late Jul: Great (season score 79.6)Early Aug: Great (season score 76.5)Mid Aug: Great (season score 81.8)Late Aug: Best (season score 88.6)Early Sep: Best (season score 91.3)Mid Sep: Best (season score 88.6)Late Sep: Best (season score 90.3)Early Oct: Great (season score 82.7)Mid Oct: Great (season score 78.9)Late Oct: Good (season score 65.1)Early Nov: Okay (season score 51.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 45.2)Late Nov: Fair (season score 39.3)Early Dec: Fair (season score 30.8)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Dec: Fair (season score 39.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair32.6°C1.051.6%
FebruaryFair33.0°C0.550.4%
MarchOff-season33.2°C1.849.6%
AprilOff-season31.7°C4.558.9%
MayOkay30.0°C5.058.1%
JuneGood28.9°C3.952.2%
JulyGreat28.2°C3.350.9%
AugustGreat28.3°C3.444.2%
SeptemberBest29.1°C2.936.9%
OctoberGreat29.9°C3.441.4%
NovemberOkay30.9°C3.547.1%
DecemberFair32.2°C2.346.8%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Diani Beach?
Late Aug–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.0°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Diani Beach?
Late Mar–Early Apr is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 32.5°C, with 3.8 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Diani Beach?
April, May, with about 5.0 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MOMBASA(32 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.