Nairobi Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest Wednesday at 26° · coldest night Friday at 16°
The short of it: Nairobi weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 23 °C (73 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 22 °C (72 °F). Today’s high 26 °C (79 °F), low 17 °C (63 °F). Chance of rain 30% in the next 24 hours, about 0.1 mm (0.00 in). Notices: low risk of thunder, glass falling fast. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 10:45 local time.
NAIROBI, Sunday. — An overcast sky is the word from the Nairobi station, with a high of 26° and a low of 17°. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Nairobi is 26°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the ENE, gusting to 22 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Wednesday the pick at about 26°, while Friday night will be the coldest at 16°. Rain or snow is due on 5 of them, some 83 mm in all. Nights run 2° milder than the November norm of 15°.
By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Nairobi runs from 15° at night to 26° by day, with some 133 mm of rain. February is the warmest month here at 29°, July the coldest at 13°, and April the wettest with 206 mm. The best months to ride in are July and June.
Daylight holds steady at 12 h 10 min. The station stands 1,687 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Partly cloudy | 22° | 21° | 10 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 23° | 22° | 10 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 25° | 24° | 11 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 25° | 24° | 12 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 26° | 24° | 12 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Overcast | 26° | 24° | 12 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Partly cloudy | 26° | 24° | 12 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Partly cloudy | 25° | 23° | 12 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Partly cloudy | 23° | 22° | 11 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Partly cloudy | 22° | 22° | 9 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Partly cloudy | 21° | 21° | 8 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Mostly clear | 20° | 20° | 8 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 20° | 7 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 20° | 6 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 12 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 20° | 6 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 20° | 6 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 7 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 7 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 6 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 5 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 4 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 19° | 4 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 20° | 5 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 20° | 21° | 7 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): overcast, high 26°, low 17°, 0.3 mm of rain, gusts to 27 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Monday (Nov 9): overcast, high 26°, low 18°, dry, gusts to 24 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Tuesday (Nov 10): thunderstorm, high 26°, low 18°, 3.0 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Wednesday (Nov 11): thunderstorm, high 26°, low 18°, 4.7 mm of rain, gusts to 24 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Thursday (Nov 12): thunderstorm, high 22°, low 18°, 48 mm of rain, gusts to 19 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Friday (Nov 13): thunderstorm, high 22°, low 16°, 11 mm of rain, gusts to 18 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:21 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Saturday (Nov 14): thunderstorm, high 24°, low 17°, 17 mm of rain, gusts to 21 km/h. Sun up 6:11 AM, down 6:22 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.