What's on in Diani Beach (Diani), Kenya through the year

Busy — Kaskazi, the high season, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Kaskazi, the high season (10 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Busy — Kaskazi, the high season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Kaskazi, the high season (10 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Busy — Kaskazi, the high season, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Green turtle nesting

  1 Mar – 31 Jul · usually

  Green turtles come up the Diani and Galu sand at night through the middle of the year, and local monitors relocate nests that are laid too close to the hotels. Hatchings follow about two months behind. Source ↗

Still on: Kaskazi, the high season (10 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Low season on the south coast

  15 Apr – 15 Jun · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The long rains empty the south coast. Several of the bigger hotels close for refurbishment, dive centres cut their schedules, and the ones that stay open sell rooms at half the January rate. Source ↗

Still on: Green turtle nesting (1 Mar – 31 Jul (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Green turtle nesting (1 Mar – 31 Jul (usually)), Low season on the south coast (15 Apr – 15 Jun (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Kusi wind season

  15 Jun – 20 Sep · usually

  The south-easterly blows hard and steady, which suits kites and does not suit lying still on the sand. It also pushes seagrass wrack onto the beach, and the hotels rake it off every morning. Source ↗

Still on: Green turtle nesting (1 Mar – 31 Jul (usually)), Low season on the south coast (15 Apr – 15 Jun (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Humpback whales offshore

  1 Jul – 30 Sep · usuallyWhale season

  Humpbacks pass the reef edge on their way north through the middle of the year and are close enough that some sightings come from the beach. Boats go out from Diani when the sea state allows it. Source ↗

Still on: Green turtle nesting (1 Mar – 31 Jul (usually)), Kusi wind season (15 Jun – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Kusi wind season (15 Jun – 20 Sep (usually)), Humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 30 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Kusi wind season (15 Jun – 20 Sep (usually)), Humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 30 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Busy — Kaskazi, the high season, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Kaskazi, the high season

  10 Dec – 20 Mar · usuallyWind seasonCrowded

  The north-easterly brings the warm, clear, flat months: the best water on the reef, the steadiest kite conditions, and the fullest hotels of the year. Book Christmas and New Year long in advance. Source ↗