Riding weather · Kenya
Nairobi and the Rift Valley motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Nairobi and the Rift Valley area are May to March.
The driest months are July to September; the wettest is April, with about 149 mm of rain over 21 rain days.
Days are warmest in February (average high 25 °C) and nights coldest in August (average low 11 °C).
Month by month
Nairobi and the Rift Valley escarpment, at about 1,700 to 2,200 m.
- JanGood24°/13°54 mm
- FebGood25°/13°38 mm
- MarGood25°/14°62 mm
- AprMixed23°/14°149 mm
- MayGood22°/14°105 mm
- JunGood21°/12°47 mm
- JulGood20°/11°21 mm
- AugGood21°/11°22 mm
- SeptGood23°/12°31 mm
- OctGood24°/13°49 mm
- NovGood22°/14°96 mm
- DecGood23°/13°55 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 24 °C 76 °F | 13 °C 55 °F | 54 mm | 7 | |
| February | Good | 25 °C 77 °F | 13 °C 56 °F | 38 mm | 5 | |
| March | Good | 25 °C 77 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 62 mm | 9 | |
| April | Mixed | 23 °C 73 °F | 14 °C 58 °F | 149 mm | 21 | wet |
| May | Good | 22 °C 71 °F | 14 °C 56 °F | 105 mm | 17 | |
| June | Good | 21 °C 69 °F | 12 °C 54 °F | 47 mm | 10 | |
| July | Good | 20 °C 68 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 21 mm | 6 | |
| August | Good | 21 °C 70 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 22 mm | 6 | |
| September | Good | 23 °C 73 °F | 12 °C 53 °F | 31 mm | 6 | |
| October | Good | 24 °C 74 °F | 13 °C 56 °F | 49 mm | 10 | |
| November | Good | 22 °C 72 °F | 14 °C 56 °F | 96 mm | 17 | |
| December | Good | 23 °C 73 °F | 13 °C 55 °F | 55 mm | 9 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Nairobi and Rift escarpment, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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