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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Calgary 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 Calgary for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Calgary 8, Nairobi 4: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Nairobi 48: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary and Nairobi are level on 35.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Nairobi 84: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Nairobi 28: Calgary leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Nairobi 55: Calgary leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Nairobi 20: Calgary leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Nairobi 35: Calgary leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Nairobi 25: Calgary leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Calgary
Best match
46match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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CalgaryNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryNairobi
Official languageFrench, EnglishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number911Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation1,045 m1,661 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryNairobi
City population1,306,7845,545,000
People per km²1,5837,967
Museums within 10 km134
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.