Gisenyi vs Lamu: which is better, month by month

Lamu beats Gisenyi in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (91 vs 61) — and they are within 3 points in May to July.

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.

Gisenyi vs Lamu — all 12 months

MonthGisenyiLamuWinnerGap
January74Bwarm, soaked, muggy air92Ssweltering, dry, clean airLamu18
February72Bwarm, soaked, muggy air92Ssweltering, dry, clean airLamu20
March61Cwarm, soaked, muggy air91Ssweltering, dry, clean airLamu30
April58Dwarm, soaked, muggy air84Asweltering, rainy, clean airLamu26
May79Bwarm, soaked, muggy air80Ahot, soaked, clean airTie1
June87Awarm, a little rain, muggy air89Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie2
July90Swarm, a little rain90Shot, a little rain, clean airTie0
August86Awarm, rainy91Shot, dry, clean airLamu5
September76Bwarm, soaked, muggy air92Shot, dry, clean airLamu16
October62Cwarm, soaked, muggy air90Shot, a little rain, clean airLamu28
November57Dwarm, soaked, clean air87Asweltering, rainy, clean airLamu30
December60Cwarm, soaked, muggy air90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airLamu30

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (61 vs 91). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Gisenyi

🇷🇼 Rwanda · tropical climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
0 of 12

Lamu

🇰🇪 Kenya · tropical climate

Best month
January 92/100
Months won
9 of 12

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