The climate of Nairobi (Kenya)
Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and is located in the interior at an
altitude of 1,600 meters. Nairobi is a relatively young city, the city
was founded in 1899. Only six years later it was designated capital of
Kenya. An absolute low in the history of Nairobi was the bombing of
the American embassy in 1998. Nairobi has a subtropical highland
climate. According to the Köppen climate classification this climate
type shows a strong resemblance to a warm maritime climate.
Temperatures are constant all year round. Nairobi has two distinct wet
periods, one during spring and one during fall. The local winter is
the driest and the coldest period.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Nairobi:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
25
12
9
10
n/a
February
26
12
9
8
n/a
March
26
13
8
13
n/a
April
24
14
7
22
n/a
May
23
13
6
19
n/a
June
22
11
5
7
n/a
July
21
10
4
7
n/a
August
21
10
4
7
n/a
September
24
11
6
5
n/a
October
25
13
7
9
n/a
November
23
13
7
21
n/a
December
24
13
8
12
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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