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Weather in Nairobi — today

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Now in Nairobi
🌙
+18°
Clear
Feels like +17° · humidity 49%
Today 14.8: +27° / +12°
🕐 23:25
Wind
6 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
26 · Good
Precipitation
0%
Humidity
49%
Pressure
1019 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:35 / 18:39

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
Weather for an activity:

Detailed weather information for Nairobi

Today, 14 August, Friday, in Nairobi (Kenya): mostly clear, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +27°, at night around +12°. Due to the wind it feels like +17°. Wind up to 15 km/h. No precipitation expected, you won't need an umbrella. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 06:35 and set at 18:39 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Nairobi

🌅 sunrise 06:35 🌇 sunset 18:39🌙🌙🌙☁️☁️🌤️🌙+18°+15°+13°+15°+22°+26°+24°+20°3%1%23:0002:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:00
💧 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).
Today 14.8
🌤️
+12° +27°
Morning
🌤️
+18°
Day
🌤️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+12°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Tomorrow 15.8
☁️
💧 4%
+13° +26°
Morning
☁️
+15°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+13°
Overcast · precipitation 4% · wind up to 16 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Sun 16.8
🌦️
💧 18%
+16° +24°
Morning
☁️
+16°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 18% · wind up to 12 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Mon 17.8
☁️
💧 16%
+15° +24°
Morning
☁️
+18°
Day
☁️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Overcast · precipitation 16% · wind up to 12 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 20%
+15° +24°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Wed 19.8
☁️
💧 37%
+15° +24°
Morning
☁️
+18°
Day
☁️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Overcast · precipitation 37% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Thu 20.8
☁️
💧 24%
+13° +26°
Morning
☁️
+18°
Day
☁️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+13°
Overcast · precipitation 24% · wind up to 21 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Fri 21.8
☁️
💧 39%
+16° +28°
Morning
☁️
+20°
Day
☁️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+16°
Overcast · precipitation 39% · wind up to 12 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 67%
+16° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 53%
+16° +25°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 38%
+16° +23°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 38% · wind up to 10 km/h.
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 44%
+16° +23°
Morning
🌦️
+19°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+16°
Drizzle · precipitation 44% · wind up to 13 km/h.
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 47%
+15° +24°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 47% · wind up to 11 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 43%
+15° +24°
Morning
🌦️
+18°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+22°
Night
🌙
+15°
Drizzle · precipitation 43% · wind up to 14 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
82 / 100
comfort for running · Excellent
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
0%
unlikely · low
✨ Stars
88 / 100
evening visibility · Excellent
🧺 Laundry drying
81 / 100
will dry outside · Excellent
🚗 Car wash
95 / 100
no rain expected · Excellent

🌫️ Air quality

26
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 17PM10: 18O₃: 57NO₂: 14
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
18:39
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
+27°
Normal for August
+22°
Deviation
5° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+25°
Record for this date
+27° (1942)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Nairobi

What is the weather in Nairobi right now?
Clear, +18°, feels like +17°.
Will it rain in Nairobi today?
No: 0% chance, 0 mm.
When is the best time to visit Nairobi?
Best time to visit — January, February, September.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Nairobi?
Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:39.
Does it snow in Nairobi in winter?
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Nairobi by month?
Summers up to +27° in February, winters around +12° in July; the wettest month is April.
Is it cold in Nairobi in winter?
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.