Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Nairobi

Late May–Early Jun, Late Jun–Early Oct, Mid Dec–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.1°C, with 1.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Nairobi
Photo: Daniel Case (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 12.5-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Nairobi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 63.0)Mid Jan: Good (season score 61.5)Late Jan: Good (season score 68.0)Early Feb: Good (season score 70.8)Mid Feb: Good (season score 63.2)Late Feb: Good (season score 69.6)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.1)Mid Mar: Good (season score 61.3)Late Mar: Fair (season score 42.5)Early Apr: Okay (season score 43.0)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 36.4)Late Apr: Fair (season score 29.2)Early May: Fair (season score 29.7)Mid May: Okay (season score 52.5)Late May: Good (season score 59.9)Early Jun: Good (season score 57.6)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 55.6)Late Jun: Good (season score 59.9)Early Jul: Good (season score 62.1)Mid Jul: Good (season score 62.9)Late Jul: Good (season score 58.2)Early Aug: Good (season score 58.6)Mid Aug: Good (season score 60.5)Late Aug: Good (season score 61.1)Early Sep: Good (season score 62.0)Mid Sep: Good (season score 67.3)Late Sep: Good (season score 69.8)Early Oct: Good (season score 66.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 57.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 50.1)Early Nov: Fair (season score 33.0)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 34.2)Late Nov: Fair (season score 37.4)Early Dec: Okay (season score 53.5)Mid Dec: Good (season score 57.4)Late Dec: Good (season score 57.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood27.2°C1.751.2%
FebruaryGood28.6°C1.349.0%
MarchOkay28.3°C2.756.7%
AprilFair26.5°C4.172.1%
MayOkay25.2°C2.968.1%
JuneGood23.9°C1.468.2%
JulyGood23.5°C1.167.7%
AugustGood24.0°C1.266.3%
SeptemberGood26.4°C1.256.5%
OctoberGood27.4°C1.962.4%
NovemberFair25.6°C4.968.1%
DecemberOkay26.1°C2.657.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: JOMO KENYATTA INTL(11 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.