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Hobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart
HobartHobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Hobart by Gary Houston, CC0; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hobart 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 Hobart for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • shopping

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. Hobart 30, Nairobi 4: Hobart leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Hobart 60, Nairobi 48: Hobart leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Hobart 56, Nairobi 35: Hobart leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Hobart 30, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hobart 85, Nairobi 84: Hobart leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Hobart 60, Nairobi 28: Hobart leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Hobart 56, Nairobi 55: Hobart leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Hobart 45, Nairobi 20: Hobart leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Hobart 38, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Hobart 35, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hobart 45, Nairobi 35: Hobart leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hobart 40, Nairobi 25: Hobart leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hobart and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Hobart
Best match
48match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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.

Hobart in July

13 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
13 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HobartNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hobart: 1991-2020 normals, Hobart (2.3 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHobartNairobi
Official languageEnglishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+10, UTC+11 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number000Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation54 m1,661 m
Main airportHobart International Airport (HBA)17 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureHobartNairobi
City population197,4515,545,000
People per km²1167,967
Museums within 10 km84
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.