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The climate of Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa on the Indian Ocean. Within Kenya there are many differences in altitude. Mount Kenya is even the second highest mountain in Africa with an altitude of 5,199 meters. The country was named after this mountain. The large variations in the landscape are strengthened by the differences in vegetation caused by the different climate types that can be found within Kenya. Kenya is the driest country of the African countries around the equator. The areas east of the high plains have a tropical monsoon climate. The rainy season depends on the location you are in. the capital Nairobi actually has two monsoons. A short rainy period in November/December and a heavy rainy season from March till the beginning of June. Whoever wants to go on a safari best travels during another period. The coastal place Mombassa has one rainy season from April till June. This period is followed by a period with lower precipitation figures without being really dry.

 

Climate information of places and areas in Kenya
The climate information on this page is only brief. Specific information about weather and climate can be found on the climate pages per area or town. As for Kenya the following climate information is available:

Amboseli National Park
Bamburi Beach
Diani Beach
Eldoret
Kikambala
Kisumu
Lamu
Malindi
Mandera
Mombassa
Nairobi
Naivasha
Nakuru
Nanyuki
Nyeri
Samburu National Reserve
Serengeti
Voi
Wajir

Climate types
Kenya has a variation of climate types from tropical climates such as the tropical rainforest climate in the south western part of the country and a tropical monsoon climate in central Kenya and the south east to warm steppe and desert climate in the north western and north eastern parts. South of Nairobi several micro climates can be found; together best described as a wet subtropical climate.

Threats
Kenya is located at a safe distance from hurricane zones. The risk of a hurricane hitting Kenya is nil. However, floods and drought are a recurring problem. The north eastern part of Kenya is often temporarily and extremely dry. Some areas on the high plains may also be very dry. The problem is that rainfall is very unpredictable in Kenya. During one rainy season the wettest month may record 250 millimeters of rain while the next year twice the amount may be recorded.

 

Climate figures
Throughout Kenya several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for the capital Nairobi and cannot be seen as an average for the country. Please, visit the individual climate pages for climate records on other places in Kenya.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 25 12 9 10 n/a
February 26 12 9 8 n/a
March 26 13 8 13 n/a
April 24 14 7 22 n/a
May 23 13 6 19 n/a
June 22 11 5 7 n/a
July 21 10 4 7 n/a
August 21 10 4 7 n/a
September 24 11 6 5 n/a
October 25 13 7 9 n/a
November 23 13 7 21 n/a
December 24 13 8 12 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below can are for the capital Nairobi. Please, visit the individual climate pages for climate records on other places in Kenya.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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