Kenya: when is the rainy season?
The rainy season lasts from April to May, the dry season from January to March and from August to September. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: January – February.
Precipitation by destination
Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.
Kenya: rainy season, quick answers
Kenya: when is the rainy season?
The rainy season lasts from April to May. On average, 156 mm fall in May, the wettest month.
Kenya: when is the dry season?
The driest months are January – March, August – September, with 20 mm on average in February.
Kenya: when is the best time to avoid the rain?
January – February: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.
Kenya: weather & best time to visitRainy season: when is the dry season?
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences