The best time to visit Nairobi is between June and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.
Nairobi is a warm-year climate with a drier stretch and a wetter one, not four seasons in the European sense. The hot months are the outdoor months until the rain takes over. Nairobi is a city in Kenya. This page is about Nairobi, not a country average.
Most visitors come in the drier stretch and treat the wet months as a different trip: slower days, heavier skies, still warm. The monthly table on this page still owns the averages. This layer is how Nairobi actually feels.
Part of Kenya weather.
The drier stretch in Nairobi is when outdoor days are the default. January, February, June and July sit on that side of the year. Heat is still the point. Rain is not gone, it is no longer in charge.
Nairobi in Kenya in these weeks is a warm-weather trip: early starts, shade at midday, evenings outside. It is not a European spring with a light jumper.
Read Nairobi in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.
The wetter stretch in Nairobi is still warm. March, April, May and October sit on that side of the year. Days can be heavy. Showers arrive, dump, and often leave the air stickier than before.
This is a slower trip, not a cancelled one. Build indoor hours into the afternoon. Do not treat Nairobi as closed. Treat it as a place where the sky does more of the talking than it does in the dry months.
Read Nairobi in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.
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Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Nairobi, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.
| Month | Average | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C / 69°F | 61 mm |
| February | 21°C / 70°F | 39 mm |
| March | 22°C / 71°F | 75 mm |
| April | 21°C / 69°F | 126 mm |
| May | 20°C / 68°F | 103 mm |
| June | 18°C / 65°F | 27 mm |
| July | 18°C / 64°F | 11 mm |
| August | 18°C / 65°F | 18 mm |
| September | 20°C / 67°F | 19 mm |
| October | 21°C / 69°F | 48 mm |
| November | 20°C / 69°F | 128 mm |
| December | 20°C / 69°F | 86 mm |
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Climate averages for Nairobi, 1991–2020.
The best time to visit Nairobi is between June and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.
March is the hottest month, with an average around 22°C.
November is the wettest month, with about 128 mm of rain.
Nairobi has a distinct rainy season from March to May, peaking in November at about 128 mm. The dry season runs from June to February.
July is the coolest month, averaging 18°C (64°F) against 22°C (71°F) in March.
This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.
No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.
