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KENYA
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WEATHER
FORECAST
Climate
Kenya
enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate
inland and very dry in the north and northeast parts of the country.
The temperature is hot during the day in the high season and can be cold
during the night.
Kenya's
climate varies enormously from place to place. The Rift Valley offers
the most agreeable weather, while the arid bushlands and semi-desert regions
can range from daytime highs of up to 40 degrees Celsius to lows of about
20 degrees Celsius at night. Western Kenya and the eastern coastal
fringe are generally hot and humid year round.
Kenya
has two wet seasons and two dry seasons. The rainy seasons extend
from March to May and from November to January. The long rains occur
from April to June and short rains from October to December. The
rainfall is sometimes heavy and when it does come it often falls in the
afternoons and evenings. The hottest period is from February to March
and coldest in July to August.
The amount
of rainfall is greatest in the highlands of Kenya, which are located in
the west. The lowland deserts of the north receive the least amount
of rain. Occasionally the rains fail or are below normal for consecutive
seasons, leading to drought. During excessive periods of drought
crop production is low and many animals die. Because of the uneven
distribution of rainfall and the variation in land elevation, ecological
conditions differ throughout the country.
The main
tourist season is in January and February, since the hot, dry weather at
this time of year is generally considered to be the most pleasant.
It's also when Kenya's birdlife flocks to the Rift Valley lakes in the
greatest numbers. June to September could be called the `shoulder
season` as the weather is still dry. The rains hit from March to
May (and to a lesser extent from October to December). During these
months things are much quieter, places tend to have rooms available and
prices drop.
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