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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Nairobi or Pisa?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Pisa 40: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Pisa 62: Nairobi leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Pisa 52: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Pisa 38: Nairobi leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Pisa 55: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Pisa.

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.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiPisa

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). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiPisa
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliItalian
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCFL230 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 m4 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiPisa
City population5,545,00088,737
People per km²7,967479
Museums within 10 km427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.