Kenya
Country in Africa
In brief
Area: 580,367 km². World rank 49 of 249; in Africa, 23 of 59. Agricultural land: 50% (2024). World rank 60 of 209; in Africa, 25 of 54. Precipitation, mm per year: 630 (2022). World rank 126 of 182; in Africa, 37 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 48.8% → 50%.
Territory
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Kenya, 5,199 m
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 762
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 20
- Warmest month in the capital
- March, 22°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- June, 19°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 630 2022
Climate by month: Nairobi
February: day 29°C, night 14°C, precipitation 29 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 14 | 39 |
| February | 29 | 14 | 29 |
| March | 29 | 15 | 64 |
| April | 26 | 15 | 114 |
| May | 25 | 13 | 73 |
| June | 25 | 12 | 25 |
| July | 26 | 12 | 16 |
| August | 26 | 12 | 22 |
| September | 28 | 13 | 20 |
| October | 28 | 14 | 53 |
| November | 26 | 14 | 81 |
| December | 26 | 14 | 65 |