Best time to visit Kenya

Timing is simple in Kenya: almost every destination here peaks in July or January, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Kenya is at its best in July, scoring 76 out of 100, with January close behind at 73. March is the weakest month nationally at 58. The workable window is wide — 6 months sit within eight points of the best — so a trip covering several of these places has room to move.

There is real variation inside Kenya: 33 °C annually in Mombasa against 26 °C in Nakuru. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 138 wet days a year in Nairobi to 253 in Kakamega.