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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Prague?

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
  • families

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

Choose Prague for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Prague leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Prague 50: Prague leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Prague 83: Prague leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Prague 65: Prague leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Prague 58: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Prague 77: Prague leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Prague 50: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Prague 83: Prague leads by 63 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Prague 50: Prague leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Prague 62: Prague leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Prague 76: Prague leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Prague 40: Prague leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Prague.

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 families with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 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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NairobiPrague

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). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiPrague
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliCzech
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCE230 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 m235 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiPrague
City population5,545,0001,397,880
People per km²7,9672,817
Museums within 10 km488
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

Where else could you go?

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