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Best time to visit Kenya

2 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Tropical preset (mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon) — pick another below

The best time to visit Kenya for tropical weather is June to April, when 1 of the 2 of its destinations on Sun Season fits. All of them have a true monsoon season, falling between April and May depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Kenya month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon

For Tropical weather, the best time is June to April, when 1 of the 2 of its destinations fits.

Open Kenya on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
NairobiCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLDCLD
MombasaGOGOGOGOMSNGOGOGOGOGOGOGO

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Kenya, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersJune to October and December to March1 of 2
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonJune to April1 of 2
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersJune to March1 of 2
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonno month0 of 2
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainno month0 of 2

Destinations in Kenya