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Chicago from Nairobi
12,882 km, about 16h 38m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Chicago and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
- JanJChicago in January: avoid
- FebFChicago in February: avoid
- MarMChicago in March: ok
- AprAChicago in April: ok
- MayMChicago in May: sweet spot
- JunJChicago in June: sweet spot
- JulJChicago in July: good, busy
- AugAChicago in August: good, busy
- SepSChicago in September: good
- OctOChicago in October: good
- NovNChicago in November: ok
- DecDChicago in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month from Nairobi
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Typical fare | Verdict | Why |
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| Jan | 0° | 8d | 80 | — | avoid | bitter cold: 0C daily max |
| Feb | 3° | 7d | 100 | — | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Mar | 9° | 9d | 80 | — | ok | 9C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 14° | 12d | 80 | — | ok | 14C max, 12 rainy days |
| May | 20° | 11d | 100 | — | sweet spot | 20C max, 11 rainy days |
| Jun | 27° | 10d | 89 | — | sweet spot | 27C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jul | 28° | 11d | 65 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 27° | 10d | 65 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 24° | 8d | 75 | — | good | 24C max, 8 rainy days |
| Oct | 17° | 10d | 80 | $948 | good | 17C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 8° | 6d | 80 | — | ok | 8C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 4° | 7d | 80 | — | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 2 mm of rain.
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in KE as well as at Chicago, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
The year in Chicago
Chicago experiences cold winters, so it's advisable to check for indoor activities during those months. The climate normals indicate that summer months are warm, making them ideal for outdoor events.
| Busiest |
early Jun to late Aug — Warm weather and a variety of events attract a high number of tourists.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to late May — Mild weather and fewer crowds make it a good time for visits.
early Sep to mid Oct — Pleasant temperatures and fall colors; less crowded than summer.
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Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.
Chicago from anywhere · everywhere from Nairobi · Fares in USD: no free rate exists for KES.
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