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Kenya, month by month
Where in Kenya is at its best each month, and where to skip. Each verdict comes from the place's stated best season and the closures, weather warnings and festivals Tourisma has for it: in the middle of the season is a great month, its first or last month a good one; a weather warning (monsoon seas, smoke) moves a month down, a closure (a park shut, the boats stopped) moves it down to mixed at most, and a shut place is better avoided.
Kenya in January
Plan JanuaryKenya in February
Plan FebruaryAt their best
- Diani Beach
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Lamu
- Maasai Mara
- Mombasa
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Watamu & Malindi
Good, at the edge of the season
Can fall this month
- Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr on the coast (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in March
Plan MarchAt their best
No place is in the middle of its season this month.
Good, at the edge of the season
- Diani Beach
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Lamu
- Maasai Mara
- Mombasa
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Watamu & Malindi
Mixed: Aberdare National Park, Amboseli, Mount Kenya, Nairobi, Tsavo East & West.
Can fall this month
- Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr on the coast (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in April
Plan AprilBetter avoided
- Aberdare National Park · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Amboseli · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Diani Beach · Long Rains on the Coast
- Lake Naivasha · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Lake Nakuru · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Lamu · Long Rains on the Coast
- Maasai Mara · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Mombasa · Long Rains on the Coast
- Mount Kenya · Rainy Season on Mount Kenya
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Samburu National Reserve · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Tsavo East & West · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Watamu & Malindi · Long Rains on the Coast
Kenya in May
Plan MayBetter avoided
- Aberdare National Park · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Amboseli · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Diani Beach · Long Rains on the Coast
- Lake Naivasha · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Lake Nakuru · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Lamu · Long Rains on the Coast
- Maasai Mara · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Mombasa · Long Rains on the Coast
- Mount Kenya · Rainy Season on Mount Kenya
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Samburu National Reserve · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Tsavo East & West · Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed
- Watamu & Malindi · Long Rains on the Coast
Kenya in June
Plan JuneAt their best
No place is in the middle of its season this month.
Good, at the edge of the season
- Aberdare National Park
- Amboseli
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Nairobi
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Tsavo East & West
Mixed: Maasai Mara, Mount Kenya.
Better avoided
- Diani Beach · Long Rains on the Coast; Kusi Wind: Rough Sea and Seaweed
- Lamu · Long Rains on the Coast
- Mombasa · Long Rains on the Coast
- Watamu & Malindi · Long Rains on the Coast; Kusi Wind: Rough Sea and Seaweed
Kenya in July
Plan JulyAt their best
- Aberdare National Park
- Amboseli
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Nairobi
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Tsavo East & West
Good, at the edge of the season
Mixed: Mount Kenya.
Can fall this month
- Maulidi (the Prophet's birthday) in Lamu (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in August
Plan AugustAt their best
- Amboseli
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Nairobi
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Tsavo East & West
- Aberdare National Park
- Lamu
- Maasai Mara
- Mombasa
Good, at the edge of the season
Can fall this month
- Maulidi (the Prophet's birthday) in Lamu (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in September
Plan SeptemberAt their best
- Amboseli
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Maasai Mara
- Mombasa
- Nairobi
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Tsavo East & West
Good, at the edge of the season
Can fall this month
- Maulidi (the Prophet's birthday) in Lamu (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in October
Plan OctoberAt their best
No place is in the middle of its season this month.
Good, at the edge of the season
- Amboseli
- Diani Beach
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Maasai Mara
- Mombasa
- Nairobi
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Tsavo East & West
- Watamu & Malindi
Mixed: Aberdare National Park, Lamu, Mount Kenya.
Can fall this month
- Diwali (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in November
Plan NovemberAt their best
No place is in the middle of its season this month.
Good, at the edge of the season
Mixed: Aberdare National Park, Amboseli, Diani Beach, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Mombasa, Nairobi, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Samburu National Reserve, Tsavo East & West, Watamu & Malindi.
Better avoided
- Mount Kenya · Rainy Season on Mount Kenya
Can fall this month
- Lamu Cultural Festival
- Diwali (dates shift yearly)
Kenya in December
Plan DecemberAt their best
Good, at the edge of the season
- Aberdare National Park
- Diani Beach
- Lake Naivasha
- Lake Nakuru
- Mombasa
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Samburu National Reserve
- Watamu & Malindi
Mixed: Amboseli, Maasai Mara, Mount Kenya, Nairobi, Tsavo East & West.