- Local time
- Africa/Nairobi
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 570,674
- Elevation
- 1,802 m
- Airports
- NYK
- 111 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,520 km
- 4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Nakuru, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb24°
- Mar24°
- Apr22°
- May20°
- Jun20°
- Jul19°
- Aug20°
- Sept21°
- Oct21°
- Nov21°
- Dec22°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to March.
Mean highs run from 19°C in July to 24°C in February, with about 1,234 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NakuruModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 536 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Nakuru itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNakuru
3,520 km
4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHNakuru
3,400 km
4 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Nairobi
- Country
- Kenya
- Currency
- Kenyan Shilling KESToday's indicative rate: KES 100 ≈ USD 0.771Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance, fire and police999ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +254 · On the left
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