When to go · Nakuru

Nakuru in April

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains, muddy park roads).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C); average high / low
Rain days: 15
Crowds: Low; Kenya overall
Prices: Low; Kenya overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Nakuru

Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains, muddy park roads).

April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

NakuruHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 15 days
Masai Mara and the south-west, Kenya · Masai Mara, Naivasha, Nakururainy
Migration herds in the Mara roughly Jul–Oct; April–May rains soften roads and close some camps.

Kenya overall: Wettest month: some Mara camps and coast hotels close; roads turn to mud.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nakuru, side by side.

First month

Second month

April: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (long rains, muddy park roads).

January: Inside Nakuru's best window: Jun–Oct, Jan–Feb (dry).

Nakuru: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.