Tuesday, 28 July, in Nairobi (Kenya): partly cloudy, moderately warm. During the day the air will warm up to +22°, at night around +12°. Wind up to 14 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. A T-shirt is comfortable during the day, but take a light sweater or windbreaker for the evening. The sun will rise at 06:37 and set at 18:40 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Nairobi
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18%15
23%16
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Nairobi for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Tue 28.7
☁️
💧 29%
+12°+22°
Morning
☁️
+16°
Day
☁️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+12°
Overcast · precipitation 29% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Today 29.7
🌦️
💧 27%
+13°+24°
Morning
☁️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+13°
Drizzle · precipitation 27% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 30.7
☁️
💧 18%
+12°+26°
Morning
☁️
+14°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+12°
Overcast · precipitation 18% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 31.7
🌦️
💧 94%
+14°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+14°
Drizzle · precipitation 94% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 1.8
🌦️
💧 65%
+13°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+17°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+13°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 2.8
🌦️
💧 57%
+14°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+14°
Drizzle · precipitation 57% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 3.8
🌦️
💧 29%
+13°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+17°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+13°
Drizzle · precipitation 29% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 4.8
🌦️
💧 21%
+15°+23°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 21% · wind up to 13 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Wed 5.8
⛅
💧 9%
+14°+26°
Morning
⛅
+18°
Day
⛅
+26°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+14°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 9% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 6.8
🌦️
💧 12%
+15°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 12% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 7.8
🌦️
💧 18%
+16°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 18% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 8.8
☁️
💧 16%
+16°+26°
Morning
☁️
+20°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Overcast · precipitation 16% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 9.8
☁️
💧 12%
+15°+24°
Morning
☁️
+18°
Day
☁️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Overcast · precipitation 12% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 10.8
☁️
💧 8%
+15°+28°
Morning
☁️
+20°
Day
☁️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+15°
Overcast · precipitation 8% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
63 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
29%
possible · low
✨ Stars
68 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
33 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
60 / 100
no rain expected · Average
🌫️ Air quality
40
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 18PM10: 21O₃: 50NO₂: 11
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
18:40
Golden hour
18:11
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Nairobi climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+26°
+14°
Jan
+27°
+15°
Feb
+27°
+16°
Mar
+25°
+16°
Apr
+23°
+15°
May
+22°
+13°
Jun
+22°
+12°
Jul
+22°
+13°
Aug
+24°
+13°
Sep
+25°
+15°
Oct
+23°
+15°
Nov
+24°
+14°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+26°
+14°
39 mm
The most pleasant season: +26° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February
+27°
+15°
36 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +15° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in Nairobi.
March
+27°
+16°
62 mm
Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (62 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
April
+25°
+16°
122 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (122 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
May
+23°
+15°
95 mm
One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (95 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
June
+22°
+13°
40 mm
Ideal weather: +22° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July
+22°
+12°
15 mm
The most pleasant season: +22° by day, comfortable all day long. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
August
+22°
+13°
22 mm
One of the best times to visit: +22° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
September
+24°
+13°
19 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
October
+25°
+15°
55 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing.
November
+23°
+15°
97 mm
One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (97 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
December
+24°
+14°
53 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
When to visit Nairobi
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, September
Daytime air+24…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +24…+27° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, June, July, August, October, December
Daytime air+22…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: cool (+22…+27°) — not beach season, but great for city sights and museums.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, November
Daytime air+23…+25°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (95–122 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Nairobi is January, February, September, and the most comfortable months are January, February, September. The toughest months to visit are April, May, November: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+22°
Normal for July
+22°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+26°
Record for this date
+27° (2007)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Nairobi
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