Hva som skjer i Mombasa, Kenya gjennom året

Toppsesong — Kaskazi, the calm season, Festive season peak

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. des – 15. mar (vanligvis)), Whale sharks off the coast (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Festive season peak (18. des – 5. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Kaskazi, the calm season

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  17. feb – 19. marStengninger

  The Old Town keeps the fast: daytime eating places shut, working hours move, and the streets around Mackinnon Market fill in the hour before sunset. Beach hotels carry on as normal. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–23. marRamadan og eidMye folk

  Eid empties the city onto the beaches at Nyali and Diani for three or four days. The Likoni ferry and the matatus south are packed from first light and the coast road barely moves. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. des – 15. mar (vanligvis)), Whale sharks off the coast (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Natur

  Green turtle nesting

  1. mar – 31. jul · vanligvis

  Green turtles come up the beaches at Watamu and Diani through the middle of the year, and the local conservation groups move nests above the tide line and post the hatchings when they happen.

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folk

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Kenyans head for the coast for the four-day weekend. Beach hotels fill and raise rates, and roads and the Mombasa train are busy, even though Easter often falls in the long rains. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (17. feb – 19. mar), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), Kaskazi, the calm season (1. des – 15. mar (vanligvis)), Whale sharks off the coast (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Easter long weekend, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  The long rains

  1. apr – 15. jun · vanligvisMonsunStengninger

  The real thing on this coast: days of rain, seaweed piled on the beaches and a good share of the south-coast hotels closed for renovation. Room rates are at their lowest of the year.

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (17. feb – 19. mar), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), Green turtle nesting (1. mar – 31. jul (vanligvis)), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr)

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Green turtle nesting (1. mar – 31. jul (vanligvis)), The long rains (1. apr – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Sesong

  Kusi, the cool monsoon

  15. jun – 30. sep · vanligvisVindsesong

  The southeast monsoon blows steadily and takes the edge off the whole coast. Rougher water, cheaper rooms, and the kite crowd out on Diani an hour to the south.

Fortsatt på gang: Green turtle nesting (1. mar – 31. jul (vanligvis)), The long rains (1. apr – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Green turtle nesting (1. mar – 31. jul (vanligvis)), Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Maulidi (Mawlid al-Nabi), skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Maulidi (Mawlid al-Nabi)

  20.–30. aug · vanligvisReligiøs høytid

  Mawlid al-Nabi, the Prophet's birthday, is marked in Mombasa with mosque gatherings, Quran recitation, and family visits; the date shifts with the Islamic calendar. Lamu's version up the coast draws the bigger crowds. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Toppsesong — Kaskazi, the calm season, Festive season peak

• Sesong

  Kaskazi, the calm season

  1. des – 15. mar · vanligvisMonsunMye folk

  The northeast monsoon: hot, humid and close to windless, with the flattest water and the clearest visibility on the reef. It is also the coast's high season, and priced like it.

• Natur

  Whale sharks off the coast

  1. des – 31. mar · vanligvisDykkesesong

  Whale sharks move along the Kenyan coast through the northeast monsoon, and the boats that go looking for them run out of Diani and Watamu rather than Mombasa itself. Sightings are a matter of luck, not schedule.

• Helligdag

  Festive season peak

  18. des – 5. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  Nairobi comes down to the coast in force. Hotel rates roughly double, the Likoni ferry queue runs to an hour, and every beach bar has a band on. Kilde ↗