January in Nakuru — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8.3/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 97 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
February: the best month of the year in Nakuru
Best window · 9.2/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 53 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Nakuru at 9.2/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
March holds up well in Nakuru — 7th best month
Good · 7.7/10March averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 140 mm — wet for this destination — but about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
April in Nakuru: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.8/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
This is the year's wettest stretch at 350 mm, but with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine it is not a total loss; an indoor fallback covers the risk.
That is 6.8/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, February is materially better in Nakuru — 2.4 points higher on the same scale.
May holds up well in Nakuru — 10th best month
Good · 7/10May averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
212 mm makes this the wettest stretch of the year, though about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still appear — keep an indoor fallback ready.
It scores 7/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? February scores 2.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June ranks 2nd of 12 for Nakuru — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.6/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 67 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Nakuru at 8.6/10 (2nd of 12), just behind February at 9.2/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
July holds up well in Nakuru — 8th best month
Good · 7.7/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
101 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
August holds up well in Nakuru — 5th best month
Good · 7.9/10August averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 109 mm — wet for this destination — but about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
September in Nakuru — reliably good (9th best month)
Good · 7.7/10September averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 126 mm — wet for this destination — but about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
October in Nakuru: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 8.3/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 94 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
November in Nakuru — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
This is the year's wettest stretch at 328 mm, but with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine it is not a total loss; an indoor fallback covers the risk.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, February is materially better in Nakuru — 2.7 points higher on the same scale.
December in Nakuru: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.9/10December averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 105 mm — wet for this destination — but about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
