Best time to visit Kenya — Safari (Masai Mara)
Our pick for sun: January to March, July to October.
The best months
- SunJanuary to March, July to October
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 93/100 | Ideal, 95/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 64/100 | Good, 75/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 95/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Fair, 56/100, Heavy rain | Good, 76/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 14°C | 40 mm |
| February | 27°C | 15°C | 33 mm |
| March | 27°C | 16°C | 63 mm |
| April | 25°C | 16°C | 126 mm |
| May | 24°C | 15°C | 102 mm |
| June | 22°C | 14°C | 50 mm |
| July | 22°C | 13°C | 20 mm |
| August | 22°C | 13°C | 28 mm |
| September | 24°C | 13°C | 22 mm |
| October | 25°C | 15°C | 48 mm |
| November | 24°C | 15°C | 94 mm |
| December | 25°C | 14°C | 55 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 14 h 25 min
- From YYZ : about 15 h
- From YVR : about 17 h 35 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).