Climatch

Nairobi vs Nakuru Climate

75%match

Nairobi and Nakuru are a 75% climate match. Compared with Nairobi, Nakuru has the same daytime highs, three times the the dry season rain, 6°F (3°C) cooler nights and more sun.

Nairobi gets 35 in (900 mm) of rain a year and Nakuru 30 in (773 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 83°F (29°C) in Nairobi and 81°F (27°C) in Nakuru.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Nairobi
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Nakuru

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

NairobiNakurusolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDNairobi Jan: 81°Nairobi Feb: 83°Nairobi Mar: 83°Nairobi Apr: 79°Nairobi May: 77°Nairobi Jun: 75°Nairobi Jul: 74°Nairobi Aug: 75°Nairobi Sep: 78°Nairobi Oct: 80°Nairobi Nov: 78°Nairobi Dec: 78°Nairobi Jan: 58°Nairobi Feb: 58°Nairobi Mar: 59°Nairobi Apr: 60°Nairobi May: 60°Nairobi Jun: 57°Nairobi Jul: 55°Nairobi Aug: 56°Nairobi Sep: 56°Nairobi Oct: 59°Nairobi Nov: 59°Nairobi Dec: 58°Nakuru Jan: 80°Nakuru Feb: 81°Nakuru Mar: 81°Nakuru Apr: 78°Nakuru May: 77°Nakuru Jun: 75°Nakuru Jul: 74°Nakuru Aug: 75°Nakuru Sep: 77°Nakuru Oct: 77°Nakuru Nov: 77°Nakuru Dec: 77°Nakuru Jan: 50°Nakuru Feb: 51°Nakuru Mar: 52°Nakuru Apr: 54°Nakuru May: 55°Nakuru Jun: 53°Nakuru Jul: 52°Nakuru Aug: 52°Nakuru Sep: 51°Nakuru Oct: 52°Nakuru Nov: 52°Nakuru Dec: 52°

Rain (in per month)

NairobiNakuru

0510JFMAMJJASONDNairobi Jan: 1.9Nairobi Feb: 1.6Nairobi Mar: 3.7Nairobi Apr: 8.1Nairobi May: 5.6Nairobi Jun: 1.2Nairobi Jul: 0.4Nairobi Aug: 0.8Nairobi Sep: 1.0Nairobi Oct: 2.4Nairobi Nov: 5.2Nairobi Dec: 3.5Nakuru Jan: 1.0Nakuru Feb: 1.1Nakuru Mar: 2.1Nakuru Apr: 4.8Nakuru May: 3.4Nakuru Jun: 2.2Nakuru Jul: 2.7Nakuru Aug: 3.0Nakuru Sep: 2.2Nakuru Oct: 2.7Nakuru Nov: 3.1Nakuru Dec: 2.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Nairobi and Nakuru
MonthHighLowRain
NairobiNakuruNairobiNakuruNairobiNakuru
Jan81°F(27°C)80°F(27°C)58°F(14°C)50°F(10°C)1.9 in(47 mm)1.0 in(25 mm)
Feb83°F(29°C)81°F(27°C)58°F(14°C)51°F(10°C)1.6 in(41 mm)1.1 in(27 mm)
Mar83°F(28°C)81°F(27°C)59°F(15°C)52°F(11°C)3.7 in(93 mm)2.1 in(53 mm)
Apr79°F(26°C)78°F(26°C)60°F(16°C)54°F(12°C)8.1 in(206 mm)4.8 in(123 mm)
May77°F(25°C)77°F(25°C)60°F(15°C)55°F(13°C)5.6 in(143 mm)3.4 in(86 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)57°F(14°C)53°F(11°C)1.2 in(31 mm)2.2 in(56 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)74°F(24°C)55°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.4 in(11 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
Aug75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)56°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.7 in(19 mm)3.0 in(77 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)76°F(25°C)56°F(14°C)51°F(11°C)1.0 in(26 mm)2.2 in(55 mm)
Oct80°F(27°C)77°F(25°C)59°F(15°C)52°F(11°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.7 in(69 mm)
Nov78°F(26°C)76°F(25°C)59°F(15°C)52°F(11°C)5.2 in(133 mm)3.1 in(78 mm)
Dec78°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)58°F(15°C)52°F(11°C)3.5 in(90 mm)2.2 in(56 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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