Kenya Climate:
Kenya enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland and very dry in the north and northeast parts of the country.

The average annual temperature for the coastal town of Mombasa (Altitude 17 metres) is
30.30 °C maximum and 22.40 °C minimum, the capital city, Nairobi (Altitude 1,661 metres) 25.20 °C maximum and 13.60 °C minimum, Eldoret (Altitude 3,085 metres) 23.60 °C maximum and 9.50 °C minimum, Lodwar (Altitude 506 metres) and the drier north plainlands 34.80 °C maximum and 23.70 °C minimum.

There is plenty of sunshine all the year round and summer clothes are worn throughout the year. However, it is usually cool at night and early in the morning.

The long rains occur from April to June and short rains from October to December. The rainfall is sometimes heavy and when it does come it often falls in the afternoons and evenings. The hottest period is from February to March and coldest in July to August. Now the average rainfall is 27.6 Inches a year.

Kenya's Geography:
Kenya covers an area of 582,646 square kilometres.
The land stretches from the sea level (Indian Ocean) in the east, to 5,199 meters at the peak of the snow-capped Mount Kenya. From the coast, the altitude changes gradually through the coastal belt and plains (below 152 metres above sea level), the dry intermediate low belt to what is known as the Kenya Highlands (over 900 metres above sea level).

The Great Rift Valley bisects the Kenya Highlands into east and west. Mount Kenya is on the eastern side. The Highlands are cool and agriculturally rich. Both large and small holder farming is carried out in the highlands. Major cash crops are tea, coffee, pyrethrum, wheat and corn. Livestock farming is also practised.

The Lake Victoria Basin is dominated by Kano plains which are suited for farming through irrigation. The northern part of Kenya is plain and arid. Pastoralism is the main land use activity. However, a variety of food crops do well through irrigation.

Kenya is located approximately 8-10 hours flying time from major European cities, and about 16-20 hours flying time from North American cities.