What is the best month to go to Kenya?

What is the best month to go to Kenya? The temperature in Kenya is ideal for your year-round beach and jungle vacation in Africa. You may enjoy comfortable game drives and other outdoor kenya safari activities during the day thanks to the mild to warm temperatures. To combat the somewhat colder weather in the Great Rift Valley highlands in the evenings and early mornings, you might just need a light jacket or warm fleece. Throughout the year, there are variations in rainfall and temperature. Planning the perfect East African safari and coastline excursions in Kenya according to your own preferences is made easier when you are aware of the natural cycle of wet and dry seasons. We provide these details as broad recommendations; your Kenya safari trip advisor can provide you with additional specific information based on your destination, your top wildlife priorities (including marine life), and your favourite Kenya safari activities for an outback tour of Kenya.

The impact of climate change on weather patterns worldwide, especially in Kenya, is another consideration. We stay in close contact with rangers, guides, campgrounds, and other tour staff when out in the field. Because of this, you can be certain that the advice provided by your kenya safari tour planner is not only based on historical data samples but also, where needed, on-the-ground sources. In Kenya, the first few months of the year are milder and the dry season lasts longer, from July to October.

Higher wildlife concentrations and diversity are to be expected throughout this period. The explanation is that animals have fewer places to drink when there is little or no precipitation, which causes the final temporary water sources to evaporate or recede. This makes the animals to gather around water sources. Herbivores migrate to the open plains in search of fresh foliage because the interior vegetation is also scarce due to the lack of rain. The predators that rely on grazers and foragers as food are drawn to these prey animals. The long dry season, which is also the most costly time of year to travel, has the largest numbers visitors because it is thought to be the ideal time of year to see animals. Additionally, the season aligns with family safari trips to Kenya during the extended summer school break in Europe, America and other regions. The long dry season also has the benefit of generally having fewer insects and mosquitoes than other times of the year because there are less stagnant waterways. A brief rainy season occurs in November and December after Kenya’s lengthy dry season. Because of the increased amount of vegetation in the wilderness brought about by the rains, the animals are more spread and may require more tracking time to observe them. Animals will tend to stay close to waterholes that are closest to their pasture and territorial residence during the dry season.

The short wet season usually sees a little decline in tourists, with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s. Room rates decrease during this period, but they increase again in the last week of December and the first week of January. The minimal precipitation has little effect on road conditions because it evaporates quickly.   Which also has less impact on ground transports and game drives.

The brief humidly hot-dry season in January and February correspondence with cold wintry temperatures in both Europe and the United States. Couples wishing to enjoy the advantages of the dry season, like easier animal watching and ground mobility, as well as single tourists, choose the brief dry season. While there is a little financial benefit, the short hot-dry season has the added advantage of having fewer visitors than the long cool-dry season.

The extended rainy season lasts from April to June. Although road conditions can be affected, we believe that this time of year is when Kenya’s flora is most captivating. Because there is more grazing and water available due to the quantity of flora and water supplies, herbivore animals are less concentrated. Because grasses are long, predators find it difficult to follow and identify them, and they need longer time in the bush. The extended rainy season’s charm, however, is that it falls during some species’ calving season, particularly for antelopes.

Despite the negative effects of the weather, you can observe the birth, the mother-child bond, and the baby’s first steps up close. Additionally, you watch expectantly as a baby learns to hide in the undergrowth to evade the gaze of the plains’ numerous vigilant predators. Kenya safari visitors numbers  do slightly increase during the Easter holiday week, we do encourage our kenya safari tour travellers that the long rain season is the most affordable time for safari in Kenya visits.

Even while Kenya’s climate guarantees a fun journey to Africa throughout the year, some animal activities are limited to specific seasons. Your Kenya Safaris coordinator will advise you on climate, including humidity, temperature, rainfall, hotel rate, tour costs, and other aspects, if you want to see these occurrences. The Great Migration, which takes place between Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara National Reserve in kenya between July to October is the highlight of the migration when the animals will be crossing the mara river.

A trip to Lake Bogoria in October, just before the long and short rains, respectively, and Lake Nakuru in January and February, when it’s hot and dry, is recommended for flamingo fans. The quantity of algae in the lake attracts millions of flamingos. Because fluctuating rainfall affects the amount of concentrate algae in any one alkaline lake, your Kenya safari tour operator will advise you which lake will have the highest concentration of flamingos and other avi-fauna during your stay in any given year. Furthermore, around October, migrating birds which are fleeing the northern winter hemisphere start to arrive in Kenya’s lakes and wilderness areas.

Kenya’s Indian Ocean coastline and islands, such as Mombasa North and South Coast Beaches, Lamu, Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Funzi, and Chale, are a haven for divers, anglers, and other water enthusiasts. Even while the humidity will probably be higher than it is inland, the cool water, sea air, and calm beaches make the experience highly appealing. Some pelagic species and marine mammals move via the coastal areas, which are home to a variety of marine species. Humpback whales can be seen from the end of June to December. Yellowfin tuna fishing in Kenya’s ocean shores from August to October may be the preferred option for thrill-seeking fishermen. Arriving in December, marlins stay until March. These are but a handful of the fish species that migrate.

The best times to travel to Kenya are during the hot and cool dry season, which lasts from January to February and July to October. November, December, and April–June are the short and long wet months, respectively. The dusting of long-short showers takes place in late June and early January, respectively, while the first long-short rains occur in late March and October.