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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Manaus 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 Manaus for

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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. Manaus 38, Nairobi 4: Manaus leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Nairobi 48: Manaus leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Nairobi 35: Manaus leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Nairobi 84: Manaus leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Nairobi 28: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Nairobi 55: Nairobi leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Nairobi 20: Manaus leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Nairobi 60: Manaus leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Nairobi 35: Manaus leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Nairobi 25: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Manaus
43match

Wins on beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausNairobi
Official languagePortugueseEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCN60 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-4UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation92 m1,661 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausNairobi
City population2,303,7325,545,000
People per km²2027,967
Museums within 10 km134
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.