Kisumu
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Generally suitable with routine precautions
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises avoiding all travel to certain parts and all but essential travel to other parts of Kenya, with new information including Ebola screening requirements.
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Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Kisumu month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Kisumu are typically June, July and August, with average daytime highs around 27–28°C. February is usually the warmest month (average high 30°C), July the coldest (average low 18°C), and April the wettest (about 181 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5 | 18.2 | 76 | 11.2 |
| February | 29.8 | 18.9 | 50 | 11.5 |
| March | 29.2 | 19.0 | 101 | 11.2 |
| April | 27.5 | 18.8 | 181 | 10.3 |
| May | 27.2 | 18.4 | 135 | 10.6 |
| June | 27.1 | 17.8 | 67 | 10.8 |
| July | 27.0 | 17.7 | 52 | 10.8 |
| August | 27.7 | 17.8 | 62 | 10.9 |
| September | 28.4 | 18.2 | 66 | 10.9 |
| October | 28.6 | 18.4 | 106 | 10.7 |
| November | 27.9 | 18.4 | 127 | 10.5 |
| December | 28.0 | 18.2 | 100 | 11.0 |
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People and places shaping Kisumu
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Research updated Wednesday, October 28, 2026Past and future events in Kisumu
Upcoming
- World Talent Conference (WTC 2026)
Conference hosted in Kisumu from Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, 2026.
Previously
- Documented history · 1963
Asians once constituted more than one-fourth of the population, but declined after independence in 1963.
- Documented history · 1898
Kisumu was identified by the British explorers in early 1898 as an alternative railway terminus and port for the Uganda Railway, then under construction.
- Documented history · 1899
In July 1899, the first skeleton plan for Kisumu was prepared.
- Documented history · 1900
Another plan was later prepared in May 1900, when plots were allocated to a few European firms as well as to Indian traders who had travelled to Kisumu on contracts to build the Uganda Railway and had decided to settle at the expanding terminus.
- Railway connection to Kisumu pier
On 20 December 1901, the railway line reached the Kisumu pier, initially adopting the name Port Florence.
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01 · OverviewKisumu, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Kisumu took shape
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01 · Q&AWhere is Kisumu located and what are its coordinates?
Kisumu is situated in Kenya at geographic coordinates -0.1022, 34.7617, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Kisumu?
Kisumu has a recorded population of approximately 397,957 and observes the Africa/Nairobi time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Kisumu?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Kisumu include EN-KE, SW-KE, with KES used for local transactions.
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