Free Latest Kenya Weather Guide! Discover The Best Time For Your Kenya Trip!
Want to know what Kenya weather to expect? You've come to the right place! Find the latest guide to Kenya's weather & get answers to your questions about the best time for your Kenya beach & safari holiday. Find superb deals on beach holidays, safaris, flights & tours. We’ve been on over 80 African safaris since 1993.
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beach holidays in the Indian Ocean islands have been among our favorites. And we have taken safaris at all times of year – low season as well as peak season. Most countries in Africa are a year round destination. This is especially true of Kenya. For most of the year Kenya weather is well suited to safaris. Indeed Kenya weather is so good that, you can have a wonderful beach holiday most of the year. And you can add an African safari to your beach holiday virtually anytime of year. We give you a guide so you can choose your parks well. Though the beaches during April may be overcast, you can have bright sunshine as well. And you can save a lot of money doing an African safari & beach holiday then since there are dramatic price differences between “peak seasons” and “low seasons” for Kenya safaris. Kenya weather, like weather everywhere in the world, is changing. For a beach holiday you can risk traveling in the rainy season, with global warming you can get lots of sunny days.
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Free Kenya Weather, Climate & Game Viewing Guides
Here are the free Kenya weather, climate and game viewing guides for Kenya & its top wildlife safari parks. Kenya Seasons and Weather Kenya has a definite rainy season that occurs from March to May. It is known as the long rains and it is common that to have a sunny morning and a downpour later in the day. The rains are short and usually aren’t a big problem for African safaris. You can also steer clear of almost all rain by visiting beautiful Samburu and Shaba National Parks. Spring: September – November Summer: December – March Fall: April – June Winter: July – August
Kenya Weather & Climate Kenya’s climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior. It is warmest from December to March. Temperatures rarely fall below 24 degrees centigrade (74 degrees F) and 10 degrees centigrade (50 degrees F) at night. Warm sweaters or jerseys are advised for late evenings. Warmer clothing should be worn in up country area.
Kenya Weather & Kenya African Wildlife Park Guide
Kenya Safari Parks At A Glance | | | Aberdere National Park | | How Big | 776 sq. km or 296 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent -- Jan, Feb
- Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec
- Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov
- Fair -- April, May
| | Where Is It | In lower central Kenya, near Navaisha | | Why Visit | - Beautiful scenery
- It has the Big Five as well as elusive, rare animals like the bongo antelope
- Night drives
| | Amboseli National Park | | How Big | 392 sq. km or 151 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: June-Sept
- Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
- Good: Mar, Dec
- Fair: April, May
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, bordering Tanzania, near Namanga | | Why Visit | - Spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Second favorite park in Kenya
- Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo plus over 400 bird species, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, martial eagle
- Maasai people live in Amboseli
| | Meru National Park | | How Big | 870 sq. km or 336 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent -- Jan, Feb
- Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec
- Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov
- April, May
| | Where Is It | In north central Kenya east of Mt Kenya & Aberderes | | Why Visit | - Lion, elephant, leopard
- Home of "Born Free" conservationists George and Joy Adamson; see the grave of Elsa the lioness
- Luxurious jungle of forest, swamp and tall grasses
| | Masai Mara National Park | | How Big | 320 sq. km or 124 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: July-Sept
- Very Good: Oct-Dec
- Good: Jan-June
- For annual migration: approximately July - October
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, on border with Tanzania near Navok | | Why Visit | - Most popular game park in Kenya
- Big five
- Annual migration of up to two million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of zebra, gazelle - a wildlife spectacular
- Balloon safaris
| | Nairobi National Park | | How Big | 117 sq. km or 45 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - All year round - especially during the dry season: July - September
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, outside Nairobi | | Why Visit | - Close to Nairobi, easily accessible
- Big four (no elephant) - chances of spotting a rhino are good
- Oldest park in Kenya
| | Samburu, Buffalo Springs & Shaba National Reserves | | How Big | Together they equal around 300 sq. km or 116 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: Jan, Feb, Mar, July, Aug, Sept
- Very Good: Dec
- Good: May, Oct-Nov
| | Where Is It | In central Kenya, near Nanyuki | | Why Visit | - These parks are much less visited than Masai Mara and Amboseli - giving more a wilderness sense
- Big four (no rhino)
- Close up sightings of elephants
- See rare animals like Grevy's zebra, the beautiful reticulated giraffe and the beisa oryx
| | Tsavo East & Tsavo West National Parks | | How Big | 20,812 sq. km or 8,033 sq. mi. | | Game Viewing Guide | - Excellent: June - Sept
- Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
- Good: Mar, Dec
- Fair: April, May
| | Where Is It | In southern Kenya, near Tsavo | | Why Visit | - Kenya's largest park
- Elephant, rhino, lion, leopard
- Not as congested as other parks
- Huge variety of habitats and scenery
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