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When to go to Nairobi

Twelve months of averages for Nairobi, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

Every month in Nairobi averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in January, February and July to September.

Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to June, November and December.
The warmest month is February (29°C) and the coolest June (25°C). The wettest is April (114 mm) and the driest July (16 mm); about 601 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Nairobi: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Nairobi

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Nairobi by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	27°C	14°C	39 mm	63%	51%	6.5	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	29°C	14°C	29 mm	59%	51%	6.9	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	29°C	15°C	64 mm	63%	58%	6.7	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	27°C	15°C	114 mm	73%	73%	5.8	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	25°C	13°C	73 mm	75%	70%	5.3	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	12°C	25 mm	70%	70%	4.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	26°C	12°C	16 mm	64%	67%	4.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	26°C	12°C	22 mm	63%	67%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	28°C	13°C	20 mm	59%	57%	6.1	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	28°C	14°C	53 mm	62%	64%	6.1	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	26°C	14°C	81 mm	73%	67%	5.8	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	26°C	14°C	65 mm	71%	57%	6.1	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

27°C

14°C

39 mm

63%

51%

6.5

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

29°C

14°C

29 mm

59%

51%

6.9

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

29°C

15°C

64 mm

63%

58%

6.7

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

27°C

15°C

114 mm

73%

5.8

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

25°C

13°C

73 mm

75%

70%

5.3

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

12°C

25 mm

70%

4.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

26°C

12°C

16 mm

64%

67%

4.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

26°C

12°C

22 mm

63%

67%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

28°C

13°C

20 mm

59%

57%

6.1

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

28°C

14°C

53 mm

62%

64%

6.1

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

26°C

14°C

81 mm

73%

67%

5.8

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

26°C

14°C

65 mm

71%

57%

6.1

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery