- SafetyCaution1.2/5
- MobilityLimited1.8/5
- CultureGood3.0/5
- ClimateWarm14–32°
Top cities
- Nairobi6.6M residents
- Kakamega125K residents
- Mombasa1.6M residents
- Nakuru628K residents
- Eldoret439K residents
Source: GeoNames
Safety in Kenya
The one thing to watch: property crime.
Kenya's 1.2/5 safety score (across 1 scored city).
Property crime: fairly even across Kenya, not concentrated in any one city.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Kenya
Mobility in Kenya needs more planning across its cities.
Kenya's 1.8/5 mobility score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Kenya
Culture in Kenya runs middling overall across its cities.
Kenya's 3.0/5 culture score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, cultural life stays broadly present — no single city stands far apart.
2001UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Cultural crossroads
2011UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Architectural landmark
1997UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Natural beauty
1997UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Geological wonder
2011UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Wildlife habitat
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya's busiest gateway.
Kenya is quieter than 64 of 87 countries worldwide. It sees ~18 air passengers per 100 residents a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.
2 major airports handle about 9.0M passengers a year. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Kenya
Kenya's passport ranks #64 worldwide — 68 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #6468 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1465.3% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #111213 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Kenya
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Kenya live, it's typically 14° to 32° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~347 days a year in Malindi.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Kenya
Kenya suits a wide range of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →