This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (

The climate in Kenya is considered one of the best in the world. Global travellers, residents and tourists alike, including those who have experienced it for the very first time, confirm this. When people think of Africa they immediately image heat, desert and drought. While this may quite true elsewhere on the continent, the equatorial belt certainly represents a pleasant exception. Highlands, savannahs, forests and rivers characterise this land that offer a particularly mild climate. Numerous authors have written of the green hills of Africa: without doubts they knew Kenya very well.

This is even more evident on the east coast, where the monsoons and trade winds of the Indian Ocean mitigate the heat and provide temperatures which normally range between 24 and 30 °C. After an eight-hour flight the European travellers leaves the cold winter behind and exits the plane into the warmth of an African summer, an unforgettable experience. The sensation is one of instant well being, cancelling out colds, flu and the aches and pains always identified with cold weather: the first of many pleasant experiences that the kenyan coast offer to its visitors.

Anyone hoping for a seasonal change will be disappointed: in Kenya the sun shines for 12 hours a day all year long (as happens in all equatorial regions). Temperatures never falls below 23 °C on the coast and below 15 on the highlands and are very seldom above 32 degrees, from January till December. The sun rises daily a little after 6:00 am and sets up about 6:00 pm, always. This simple fact, that day and night are equal, constantly in every month of the year, explains why Africans calculate time in a different way: dawn (6:00 am) is the first hour of light, noon the sixth hour and sunset (6:00 pm) is the twelfth hour of light.

The remaining 12 hours are the hours of the night. This empirical way measuring time, based on the height of the sun in the sky is while simple, quite efficient. This is probably the reason why many Africans do not wear a watch on their wrist: they don't need one.

The classical change of seasons, as one is accustomed to in Europe and North America, might be equated with the changes which take place during the day in Kenya. For each day dawn is winter, morning is spring, noon and afternoon are summer, while sunset and night are autumn. The seasons are replaced by the monsoons and trade winds, which periodically dominate the coast, mitigating heat and reducing humidity.

From October to March, the relatively hot and humid kaskazi dominates, a constant northeast wind that has little effect on the ocean. From April to September the drier and fresher kuzi blows from southeast: during the middle months of this period the temperatures tend to be lower in the all country. Trade winds and monsoons are responsible for rains and small variations in the temperature.

This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (1

temperatures which normally range between 24 and 30 °C. After an eight-hour flight the European travellers leaves the cold winter behind and exits the plane into the warmth of an African summer, an unforgettable experience. The sensation is one of instant well being, cancelling out colds, flu and the aches and pains always identified with cold weather: the first of many pleasant experiences that the kenyan coast offer to its visitors.

Anyone hoping for a seasonal change will be disappointed: in Kenya the sun shines for 12 hours a day all year long (as happens in all equatorial regions). Temperatures never falls below 23 °C on the coast and below 15 on the highlands and are very seldom above 32 degrees, from January till December. The sun rises daily a little after 6:00 am and sets up about 6:00 pm, always. This simple fact, that day and night are equal, constantly in every month of the year, explains why Africans calculate time in a different way: dawn (6:00 am) is the first hour of light, noon the sixth hour and sunset (6:00 pm) is the twelfth hour of light.

The remaining 12 hours are the hours of the night. This empirical way measuring time, based on the height of the sun in the sky is while simple, quite efficient. This is probably the reason why many Africans do not wear a watch on their wrist: they don't need one.

The classical change of seasons, as one is accustomed to in Europe and North America, might be equated with the changes which take place during the day in Kenya. For each day dawn is winter, morning is spring, noon and afternoon are summer, while sunset and night are autumn. The seasons are replaced by the monsoons and trade winds, which periodically dominate the coast, mitigating heat and reducing humidity.

From October to March, the relatively hot and humid kaskazi dominates, a constant northeast wind that has little effect on the ocean. From April to September the drier and fresher kuzi blows from southeast: during the middle months of this period the temperatures tend to be lower in the all country. Trade winds and monsoons are responsible for rains and small variations in the temperature.

This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (

till December. The sun rises daily a little after 6:00 am and sets up about 6:00 pm, always. This simple fact, that day and night are equal, constantly in every month of the year, explains why Africans calculate time in a different way: dawn (6:00 am) is the first hour of light, noon the sixth hour and sunset (6:00 pm) is the twelfth hour of light.

The remaining 12 hours are the hours of the night. This empirical way measuring time, based on the height of the sun in the sky is while simple, quite efficient. This is probably the reason why many Africans do not wear a watch on their wrist: they don't need one.

The classical change of seasons, as one is accustomed to in Europe and North America, might be equated with the changes which take place during the day in Kenya. For each day dawn is winter, morning is spring, noon and afternoon are summer, while sunset and night are autumn. The seasons are replaced by the monsoons and trade winds, which periodically dominate the coast, mitigating heat and reducing humidity.

From October to March, the relatively hot and humid kaskazi dominates, a constant northeast wind that has little effect on the ocean. From April to September the drier and fresher kuzi blows from southeast: during the middle months of this period the temperatures tend to be lower in the all country. Trade winds and monsoons are responsible for rains and small variations in the temperature.

This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (

d with the changes which take place during the day in Kenya. For each day dawn is winter, morning is spring, noon and afternoon are summer, while sunset and night are autumn. The seasons are replaced by the monsoons and trade winds, which periodically dominate the coast, mitigating heat and reducing humidity.

From October to March, the relatively hot and humid kaskazi dominates, a constant northeast wind that has little effect on the ocean. From April to September the drier and fresher kuzi blows from southeast: during the middle months of this period the temperatures tend to be lower in the all country. Trade winds and monsoons are responsible for rains and small variations in the temperature.

This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (

This minor variations, however, cannot be compared with actual seasons ad we know them in the most parts of the world. The big rains (violent downfalls that normally last a few hours) are very common during the months of May and June, while the little rains (shorter storms of usually a few minutes) are characteristic during the month of November. Note that the coast, and particularly Malindi, is not subject to especially heavy precipitation, as happen inland. The constant winds from the sea considerably reduce intensity of rains.

In identifying the hottest and the coolest periods during the year, the highest temperatures (varying from 28 to 33 degrees) are normally present from January to March, while the lowest (15 - 27) are noted from July to August: there is clear evidence that on occasion this climate has an almost therapeutic effect.