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Kenya climate

Tropical, cooler in the highlands. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Nairobi · Kakamega · Mombasa · Nakuru · Ruiru · Eldoret

Browse all 49 cities in Kenya

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Csb

Warm-summer Mediterranean

20 cities

Nakurupop 571k Eldoretpop 476k Kitalepop 162k Merupop 80k Nyeripop 80k Isiolopop 79k Bungomapop 68k Narokpop 65k Embupop 65k Kapenguriapop 56k Kerichopop 54k Ol Kaloupop 48k

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Cwb

Subtropical highland

9 cities

Nairobipop 4.4M Ruirupop 490k Kikuyupop 324k Thikapop 251k Kiambupop 148k Machakospop 64k Kituipop 29k Kajiadopop 25k Wotepop 20k

Am

Tropical monsoon

8 cities

Kakamegapop 1.9M Kisumupop 398k Kisiipop 112k Busiapop 72k Migoripop 72k Mbalepop 60k Homa Baypop 45k Siayapop 33k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

5 cities

Garissapop 163k Manderapop 115k Wajirpop 90k Holapop 21k Mwatatepop 10k

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

4 cities

Mombasapop 1.2M Kilifipop 74k Lamupop 25k Kwalepop 10k

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

2 cities

Marsabitpop 36k Bometpop 12k

BWh

Hot desert

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Kenya.

Subtropical highlandCwb

Tropical monsoonAm

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Subtropical highlandCwb

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Climate types in Kenya

Kenya spans 7 climate types. All climate types:

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean · 20 cities Cwb Subtropical highland · 9 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 8 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 5 cities As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 4 cities Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 2 cities BWh Hot desert · 1 city

Climate records across Kenya — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Lodwar (85.7 °F avg) · Coolest Kabarnet (63.1 °F avg) · Wettest Kapenguria (58 in/yr) · Driest Lodwar (13 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Kenya sits well between them.