Nanyuki weather by month & the best time to visit

🇰🇪 Kenya · highland city · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Nanyuki is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with January and June close behind. Nanyuki averages about 2,633 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 33 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,633

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

88/100

Rain / year

1,125 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

198k

Elevation

1,905 m

When is the best time to visit Nanyuki?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Nanyuki is February, then January and June. The dullest month is April (67/100, 207 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Nanyuki?

Nanyuki gets a lot of sun: around 2,633 hours a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than April (67). It ranks #11 of 11 destinations in Kenya for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,025 hours. The year's 1,125 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nairobi Kenya · 140 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 374 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 511 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 525 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 727 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
• Dar es Salaam Tanzania · 795 km · best in Jul · 2,837 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Meru-Kinna Kenya · 131 km · 3,207 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Eldoret Kenya · 207 km · 3,080 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kisumu Kenya · 257 km · 3,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Serena Kenya · 271 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Ol Tukai Kenya · 288 km · 2,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul