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Kenya Weather

Kenya safaris are available year-round, although the best game-viewing periods are during the dry winter months of May through August and the warmer spring months of September and October. Since Kenya lies on the equator, daytime temperatures in most parts of the country are consistently warm all year. The long rainy season lasts from April to June, and the short rainy season lasts from October to December.

 

Nairobi, Kenya
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 77 80 80 76 74 73 71 72 76 78 75 75
Low 58 58 60 61 59 56 54 54 55 58 60 59
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 25 26 26 24 23 22 21 22 24 25 23 23
Low 14 14 15 16 15 13 12 12 12 14 15 15
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 1.8 1.7 2.9 6.3 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 4.7 3.0
Centimeters 4.6 4.3 7.4 16.0 11.9 3.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 4.3 11.9 7.6
Morning Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 93 89 92 96 96 94 93 92 92 93 96 96
Evening Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 41 35 38 52 56 53 52 49 41 40 51 49
Kisumu, Kenya
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 85 85 85 82 81 80 81 82 83 84 83 84
Low 66 67 67 67 66 64 63 64 64 66 66 66
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 29 29 29 27 27 26 27 27 28 28 28 28
Low 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
Precipitation Days
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days 6 7 9 12 12 8 8 9 9 9 10 7
Morning Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 81 82 83 91 92 90 88 87 85 82 85 82
Evening Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 42 41 43 53 54 52 48 46 44 43 47 43
Nakuru, Kenya
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 68 69 69 67 65 63 60 61 64 66 65 65
Low 46 47 47 48 48 47 47 46 46 46 47 46
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 20 20 20 19 18 17 15 16 17 18 18 18
Low 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 0.9 1.1 2.6 7.1 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.6 4.3 2.1 2.2 1.9
Centimeters 2.0 2.0 6.0 18.0 14.0 12.0 15.0 19.0 10.0 5.0 5.0 4.0
Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 54 53 57 66 69 70 79 76 62 61 69 64
Nanyuki, Kenya
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 77 79 77 74 73 74 72 73 76 75 73 74
Low 45 47 49 51 50 48 47 47 46 47 49 47
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 25 26 25 23 22 23 22 22 24 23 22 23
Low 7 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 7 8 9 8
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 0.5 0.9 1.8 4.7 3.2 2.0 2.7 2.6 1.9 2.5 3.4 1.5
Centimeters 1.0 2.0 4.0 11.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 3.0
Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 45 48 50 69 70 61 63 63 55 60 65 60