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Temperatures over much of Kenya are subtropical or temperate, because of the reduction of temperature with altitude, and are similar to those in California. More info

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Kenyan Climate and Weather Forecast for Kenya

Most people will find the Kenyan highlands’s climate the easiest to bear, with a low annual range of temperatures and less extremes in the change from wet season to dry and back again. On some of the higher terrain of Kenya you will even find glaciers with a climate to match.

What is the local weather forcasts for Kenya? Or what is the climate in Kenya? Find live weather report and climate report for Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu and other major cities of Kenya.

If you are planning a trip to Kenya, then see the table below shows you, when is the best time to travel to Kenya and what type of clothing best suited to the weather in Kenya.

Weather Forecasts for Kenya

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Kisumu Weather - Kenya

Kitale Weather - Kenya

Nairobi Weather - Kenya

Malindi Weather - Kenya

Mombasa Weather - Kenya

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When to go to Kenya & Clothing

The main tourist season in Kenya is in January and February, since the hot, dry weather at this time of year is generally considered to be the most pleasant.

June to September could be called the ‘shoulder season’ as the weather is still dry. The rains hit from March to May and to a lesser extent from October to December.

Required Clothing for Kenya: Lightweight cottons and linens with rainwear are advised for the coast and lakeside. Warmer clothing is needed in June and July and for the cooler mornings on the coast. Lightweights are needed for much of the year in the highlands. Rainwear is advisable between March and June and October and December.

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Kenyan Climate

Climate in Kenya: Kenya’s tropical climate barely registers winter, but there are two wet seasons in Kenya. Long rains from March to May, with the highest rainfall in April and May and the short rains from October through December, when dry weather is interspersed with cloud bursts.

Catch the hottest temperatures in Kenya between December to February, when the mercury tops at the low 30s C. The coast of Kenya averages 27C-31C, and humidity is tempered by a sea breeze.

It get cold on high ground in June and July, and snow falls on the peak of Mount Kenya on the equator.

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