| Kenya is divided
by the Equator and enjoys a tropical
climate. It is hot and humid at the
coast, temperate inland and very dry
in the north and northeast parts of
the country.
The hottest period is in February
and March and the coldest in July
and August. The long rains occur from
April to June and short rains from
October to December. It seldom rains
all day and short, heavy rain showers
are usually followed by sunny periods
making this a very pleasant time to
visit Kenya.
Conditions in Kenya are often ideal,
although the coast can be humid and
there are hot, desert conditions around
Lake Magadi and in the North around
Lake Turkana. But most destinations
in Kenya boast temperatures between
70ºF-90ºF by day, and rarely
below 55ºF at night. Even during
the short rains, the humidity is low
for much of the day, and the skies
clear enough to reveal the Milky Way.
The coolest months are July and August
when temperatures in Nairobi are often
in the 60'sºF and down to the
low 50'sºF in the Aberdare region.
KENYA: Average Temperature (ºF) - Average lows and highs
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
| Amboseli (h) |
86 |
90 |
90 |
86 |
84 |
82 |
| Mara |
46/79 |
46/80 |
48/79 |
52/77 |
52/73 |
76/72 |
| Mombasa |
73/89 |
75/89 |
75/89 |
75/87 |
72/84 |
72/84 |
| Nairobi |
55/78 |
55/79 |
56/79 |
59/78 |
59/75 |
55/75 |
| Nakuru |
49/84 |
49/84 |
50/82 |
52/81 |
52/77 |
50/77 |
| Samburu (h) |
81 |
82 |
82 |
81 |
77 |
77 |
| Tsavo |
68/88 |
68/91 |
68/91 |
68/88 |
68/86 |
64/84 |
| |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Amboseli (h) |
79 |
81 |
82 |
86 |
81 |
79 |
| Mara |
46/72 |
46/73 |
44/75 |
48/79 |
48/79 |
48/79 |
| Mombasa |
69/82 |
69/82 |
69/84 |
72/86 |
73/88 |
73/88 |
| Nairobi |
53/75 |
53/75 |
55/78 |
57/78 |
57/77 |
57/77 |
| Nakuru |
50/75 |
50/75 |
49/78 |
49/78 |
49/78 |
49/78 |
| Samburu (h) |
75 |
77 |
79 |
77 |
73 |
73 |
| Tsavo |
64/82 |
63/82 |
63/84 |
64/88 |
68/88 |
68/88 |
KENYA: Average Rainfall (inches)
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
| Amboseli |
0.7 |
7.6 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Mara |
2.3 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
| Mombasa |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
| Nairobi |
1.9 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
| Nakuru |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
1.7 |
| Samburu |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
| Tsavo |
1.4 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
| |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Amboseli |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
| Mara |
0.4 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
| Mombasa |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
| Nairobi |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
3.0 |
| Nakuru |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| Samburu |
3.6 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
| Tsavo |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
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