Naivasha
City in Kenya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Naivasha: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Naivasha is a city in Kenya, in Nakuru County. About 198,444 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Kenya in our atlas.
It lies at 0.71° S, 36.43° E, about 1,902 m (6,240 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Naivasha. Green dots: other major cities of Kenya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Naivasha has a Mediterranean (warm summer) climate (Köppen Csb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,233 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in KenyaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Nakuru · 60 km
- Karuri · 63 km
- Kikuyu · 64 km
- Ruiru · 76 km
- Nairobi · 76 km
- Thika · 79 km
- Karuri · 83 km
- Eldoret · 188 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 184707 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1007647 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Naivasha: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)