When to go · Nairobi
Nairobi in April
Avoid month. Heavy rain; flooded roads and worse traffic.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 15°C59°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Low
- Kenya overall
- Prices
- Low
- Kenya overall
Verdict
Heavy rain; flooded roads and worse traffic.
Weather in April
- NairobiHighs around 24 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 59 °F, rain on about 14 days
- Central highlands and Nairobi, Kenya · Nairobi, Mount Kenya, Aberdaresrainy
At 1,700 m Nairobi is mild; June–August evenings are cold, so pack a fleece.
Long rains season
Green landscape and fewer visitors.
Watch: Downpours slow roads; some lodges close.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Easter check
Moves each year · Citywide
Public holidays; travel out of the city is heavy.
Long rains
Mar–May
Downpours in the afternoon slow roads; some lodges close in April and May.
Good Friday and Easter Monday
Mar–Apr (moves — check) · Kenya
Long weekend; Naivasha and coast resorts fill with Nairobi families.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Kenya overall
- Low
- Prices · Kenya overall
- Low
Kenya overall: Wettest month: some Mara camps and coast hotels close; roads turn to mud.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast