Climate of Nairobi

Nairobi has a moderate climate. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Nairobi is 26° degrees and there is about 681 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 97 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 23°C and 29°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 12°C and 15°C
Rain: it rains 232 days and there is a total of approximately 680 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3404 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 23°C and 29°C
Warmest month:	29°C in February
Coldest month:	23°C in July
Night temperature:	between 12°C and 15°C
Dry days:	133 days
Days with rain:	232 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	680 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3404 hours

Climate of Nairobi
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Nairobi
The best travel time for Nairobi
Climate of Nairobi by month
Experiences with the weather of Nairobi

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nairobi.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nairobi.

Climate table of Nairobi

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nairobi. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nairobi might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	29	28	26	25	24	23	24	26	27	25	26
Night temp. (°C)	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	40	33	63	126	102	50	20	28	22	48	93	55
Days with rain	11	12	18	26	27	22	18	16	16	22	25	19
Dry days	20	16	13	4	4	8	13	15	14	9	5	12
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9
Wind force (Bft)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

Best time to visit Nairobi

The best time to visit Nairobi in Kenya is from January through March and June through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Nairobi is 29°C in February and the lowest is 23°C in July.

Climate of Nairobi by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Nairobi? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January