Weather in Nairobi in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in April
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +15°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +23°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in April?
Nairobi is typically warm in April.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +16°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Nairobi:
Climate in Nairobi in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +25°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +11°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 50 mm | 107 mm | 86 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 75% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April typically has worse weather conditions compared to March. It’s getting colder in April. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +25°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 50 mm to 107 mm. Humidity rises from 64% to 75%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in March to 0 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nairobi is gradually decreasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 199 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 920 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nairobi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.