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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Toledo?

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 Toledo for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Toledo leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Toledo 40: Nairobi leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Toledo 22: Nairobi leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Toledo 40: Nairobi leads by 44 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Toledo 45: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Toledo 64: Toledo leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Toledo 32: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Toledo 58: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Toledo 22: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Toledo 30: Toledo leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Toledo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Nairobi
41match

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

Toledo
43match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiToledo

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). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiToledo
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliSpanish
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 m523 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiToledo
City population5,545,00087,216
People per km²7,967376
Museums within 10 km413
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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.