Arusha vs Nairobi: which is better, month by month

Nairobi beats Arusha in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (87 vs 72) — and they are within 3 points in May to August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Arusha vs Nairobi — all 12 months

MonthArushaNairobiWinnerGap
January77Bhot, rainy, clean air90Swarm, a little rainNairobi13
February80Ahot, a little rain, clean air90Swarm, dryNairobi10
March72Bhot, rainy, clean air87Awarm, a little rainNairobi15
April73Bwarm, soaked, clean air82Awarm, rainy, muggy airNairobi9
May87Awarm, a little rain, clean air88Awarm, rainyTie1
June92Snice, dry, clean air93Snice, a little rainTie1
July94Snice, dry, clean air93Snice, dryTie1
August92Snice, dry, clean air94Snice, dryTie2
September90Swarm, dry, clean air94Swarm, dryNairobi4
October85Awarm, a little rain, clean air90Swarm, a little rain, clean airNairobi5
November78Bwarm, rainy, clean air88Awarm, a little rain, clean airNairobi10
December79Bwarm, rainy, clean air91Swarm, a little rain, clean airNairobi12

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (72 vs 87). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Arusha

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
0 of 12

Nairobi

🇰🇪 Kenya · tropical climate

Best month
August 94/100
Months won
8 of 12

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