Dar es Salaam vs Lamu: which is better, month by month

Lamu beats Dar es Salaam in all 12 months — its lead peaks in April (84 vs 47).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dar es Salaam

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month: July 82/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Lamu

🇰🇪 Kenya · tropical climate

Best month: January 92/100
Months won: 12 of 12

Dar es Salaam vs Lamu — all 12 months

Month	Dar es Salaam	Lamu	Winner	Gap
January	65Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	92Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Lamu	27
February	67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	92Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Lamu	25
March	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	91Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Lamu	34
April	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	84Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Lamu	37
May	63Csweltering, rainy, clean air	80Ahot, soaked, clean air	Lamu	17
June	77Bhot, a little rain, clean air	89Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Lamu	12
July	82Ahot, dry, clean air	90Shot, a little rain, clean air	Lamu	8
August	80Ahot, dry, clean air	91Shot, dry, clean air	Lamu	11
September	78Bsweltering, dry, clean air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Lamu	14
October	72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	90Shot, a little rain, clean air	Lamu	18
November	66Csweltering, rainy, clean air	87Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Lamu	21
December	61Csweltering, rainy, clean air	90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air	Lamu	29

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (47 vs 84). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.