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🇰🇪 Nairobi’s climate twin is 🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia

fair match

Nairobi, Kenya and Bogotá, Colombia are a fair climate match — 12,335 km (7,665 mi) apart. Nairobi is Köppen zone Cfb; Bogotá is Cfb.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Nairobi, the atlas lands on Bogotá in the same oceanic (Cfb) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Nairobi looks across roughly 12,335 km (7,665 mi) to Bogotá: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Nairobi, Bogotá is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 6°C (Bogotá cooler); July by 2°C (Bogotá cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Bogotá is 35 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine: Bogotá averages 10.7 hours a day across the two months vs 9.7 in Nairobi (1.0 h/day more; January 11 h vs 11.1 h, July 10.4 h vs 8.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ in Bogotá vs 18 in Nairobi (lower by 6 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 9°C vs 12°C; July 8°C vs 11°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

NairobiBogotá
January
Temp
26° / 13°
20° / 8°
Rain
50 mm
50 mm
Dew
12°
9°
PM2.5
14.7 µg/m³
15.6 µg/m³
Sun
11.1 h
11.0 h
July
Temp
22° / 11°
19° / 9°
Rain
15 mm
50 mm
Dew
11°
8°
PM2.5
21.9 µg/m³
8.1 µg/m³
Sun
8.3 h
10.4 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Nairobi?

On Similar Climates, Bogotá, Colombia is the closest distant match for Nairobi, Kenya — scored fair, about 12,335 km (7,665 mi) away.

How far is Nairobi from its climate twin?

Nairobi and Bogotá are separated by roughly 12,335 km (7,665 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Nairobi and Bogotá have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Nairobi and Bogotá share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).

What is the climate like in Nairobi?

Nairobi has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 26°C and a low of 13°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 22°C / 11°C and 15 mm.

How sunny is Nairobi?

Nairobi averages about 11.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Nairobi?

January PM2.5 averages about 14.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 61); July averages 21.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 74).

Other close climate matches for Nairobi: Quito (loose), Gqeberha (loose), Tijuana (loose).

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