Nairobi Weather & Climate

Kenya

Nairobi sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 30°C in February and nighttime lows bottom out near 15.1°C in July. April is the wettest month (~80 mm), while July is the driest (~3 mm). For sunshine, August leads with about 52% clear skies.

Best time to visit Nairobi

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are September, August, and June — expect around 15.727.1°C with roughly 7% chance of rain on a given day in September.

Nairobi climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January18° / 29.1°15%29 mm32%16.8 kph
February18.1° / 30°13%22 mm30%16.7 kph
March18.8° / 29°26%46 mm29%16.7 kph
April19.2° / 28.4°42%80 mm28%15 kph
May17.8° / 26.1°29%55 mm35%12.7 kph
June15.5° / 24.3°7%11 mm39%11.2 kph
July15.1° / 23.8°3%3 mm46%11.3 kph
August15.1° / 24.9°5%5 mm52%12.9 kph
September15.7° / 27.1°7%7 mm51%14.9 kph
October17.5° / 27.4°22%33 mm40%16.6 kph
November18.7° / 26.9°36%59 mm38%17.4 kph
December18.2° / 27.4°25%45 mm37%17.4 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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