Thika
City in Kenya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
The Fourteen Falls 02: Gabby Canonizado, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Thika is a city in Kenya, in Nairobi County. About 251,407 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Kenya in our atlas.
It lies at 1.03° S, 37.07° E, about 1,506 m (4,941 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Thika. Green dots: other major cities of Kenya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Thika has a Mediterranean (warm summer) climate (Köppen Csb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 11°C (52°F). Around 788 mm (31 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
- Ruiru · 17 km
- Karuri · 38 km
- Karuri · 39 km
- Nairobi · 39 km
- Kikuyu · 51 km
- Naivasha · 79 km
- Nakuru · 137 km
- Eldoret · 264 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 179330 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q589616 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- The Fourteen Falls 02: Gabby Canonizado, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)