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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Nairobi or Strasbourg?

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 Strasbourg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Strasbourg 40: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Strasbourg 62: Nairobi leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 59 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Strasbourg 44: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Strasbourg.

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.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 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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NairobiStrasbourg

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). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiStrasbourg
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliFrench
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
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 m132 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiStrasbourg
City population5,545,000293,771
People per km²7,9673,752
Museums within 10 km421
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.