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Nairobi

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Best months

February 63%January 56%September 54%

Months to avoid

May 26%April 32%November 32%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Nairobi's temperatures are consistently within a comfortable range throughout the year.
The minimum average temperature is 55.7F in July, while the maximum average temperature reaches 82.4F in March.
February and March have the highest average temperatures, while July has the lowest.
There are no months with discomfort temperatures.

Maximum Temperatures

Minimum Temperatures

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Nairobi experiences its highest sun hours in January and February, with 7.7 and 8.6 hours respectively
The city's precipitation peaks in April at 0.25 inches, with a secondary increase in November
There's a notable dip in sunshine hours and increase in rainfall from April through November, contrasting with the drier and sunnier conditions in the early months of the year.

Sunny Weather

Period	Nairobi
Jan	8.1 hours/day
Feb	8.5 hours/day
Mar	6.4 hours/day
Apr	2.2 hours/day
May	2.0 hours/day
Jun	2.7 hours/day
Jul	3.6 hours/day
Aug	4.4 hours/day
Sep	6.2 hours/day
Oct	6.0 hours/day
Nov	3.1 hours/day
Dec	5.9 hours/day
Average	4.9 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

In Nairobi, the sunrise times fluctuate between 6:12 AM and 6:41 AM throughout the year, with November seeing the earliest and February the latest. Sunset times also vary, ranging from 6:22 PM in October to 6:51 PM in February.
Day length in Nairobi remains relatively consistent, with the shortest day being 12 hours and 2 minutes in June and the longest day being 12 hours and 11 minutes in December. This indicates a minimal change in daylight duration across the year in Nairobi.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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