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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Nuremberg?

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 Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Nuremberg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Nuremberg’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. Nairobi 4, Nuremberg 14: Nuremberg leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Nuremberg 53: Nuremberg leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Nuremberg 69: Nuremberg leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Nuremberg 40: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Nuremberg 56: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Nuremberg 80: Nuremberg leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Nuremberg 64: Nuremberg leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Nuremberg 78: Nuremberg leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi and Nuremberg are level on 45.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Nuremberg 50: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Nuremberg 52: Nuremberg leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Nuremberg 47: Nuremberg leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Nuremberg.

Your match

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

Nairobi
41match

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

Nuremberg
Best match
54match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Nairobi in July

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

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiNuremberg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiNuremberg
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliGerman
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m209 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiNuremberg
City population5,545,000531,159
People per km²7,9672,848
Museums within 10 km450
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.