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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bogota or Nairobi?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Bogota for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Bogota’s own page.

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Bogota 5, Nairobi 4: Bogota leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Nairobi 48: Bogota leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Nairobi 35: Bogota leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Nairobi 58: Bogota leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Nairobi 28: Bogota leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Nairobi 55: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Nairobi 20: Bogota leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Nairobi 45: Bogota leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Nairobi 60: Bogota leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Nairobi 35: Bogota leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Nairobi 25: Bogota leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Nairobi.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Bogota
Best match
52match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BogotaNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaNairobi
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+3
Emergency number123Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation2,582 m1,661 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaNairobi
City population8,034,6495,545,000
People per km²5,0927,967
Museums within 10 km304
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.