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🇹🇬 Lomé’s climate twin is 🇰🇪 Mombasa, Kenya

close match

Lomé, Togo and Mombasa, Kenya are a close climate match — 4,415 km (2,743 mi) apart. Lomé is Köppen zone Aw; Mombasa is As.

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What to expect

Lomé is classed tropical savanna (Aw) while Mombasa is tropical savanna, dry summer (As) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 4,415 km (2,743 mi) apart, so Mombasa is a reachable stand-in when you want Lomé’s weather elsewhere.

It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Mombasa should feel familiar if you know Lomé. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Mombasa warmer); July by 2°C (Mombasa cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Mombasa is 15 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine stays close: Mombasa at 10.9 h/day on average versus 10.0 h/day in Lomé (January 11.3 h / 10.3 h, July 10.6 h / 9.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 11 µg/m³ in Mombasa vs 26 in Lomé (lower by 16 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 23°C vs 23°C; July 20°C vs 23°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

LoméMombasa
January
Temp
32° / 23°
32° / 24°
Rain
10 mm
25 mm
Dew
23°
23°
PM2.5
41.4 µg/m³
13.1 µg/m³
Sun
10.3 h
11.3 h
July
Temp
29° / 23°
28° / 21°
Rain
80 mm
76 mm
Dew
23°
20°
PM2.5
11.3 µg/m³
8.1 µg/m³
Sun
9.7 h
10.6 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Lomé?

On Similar Climates, Mombasa, Kenya is the closest distant match for Lomé, Togo — scored close, about 4,415 km (2,743 mi) away.

How far is Lomé from its climate twin?

Lomé and Mombasa are separated by roughly 4,415 km (2,743 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Lomé and Mombasa have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Lomé and Mombasa share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Lomé is tropical savanna (Aw) and Mombasa is tropical savanna, dry summer (As), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Lomé?

Lomé has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 23°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 23°C and 80 mm.

How sunny is Lomé?

Lomé averages about 10.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.7 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Lomé?

January PM2.5 averages about 41.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 108); July averages 11.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 53).

Other close climate matches for Lomé: Visakhapatnam (fair), Cartagena (fair), Phnom Penh (fair).

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