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Madrid from Nairobi
6,190 km, about 8h 28m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Madrid and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
- JanJMadrid in January: ok
- FebFMadrid in February: good
- MarMMadrid in March: good
- AprAMadrid in April: good
- MayMMadrid in May: good, busy
- JunJMadrid in June: sweet spot
- JulJMadrid in July: avoid
- AugAMadrid in August: avoid
- SepSMadrid in September: good, busy
- OctOMadrid in October: good
- NovNMadrid in November: good
- DecDMadrid in December: ok
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° | 6d | 80 | — | ok | 10C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 4d | 80 | — | good | 14C max, 4 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 9d | 80 | — | good | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 8d | 80 | — | good | 20C max, 8 rainy days |
| May | 24° | 5d | 45 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jun | 30° | 4d | 77 | — | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jul | 34° | 1d | 84 | — | avoid | extreme heat: 14 days over 35C |
| Aug | 34° | 1d | 77 | — | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| Sep | 27° | 5d | 45 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 22° | 7d | 85 | $664 | good | 22C max, 7 rainy days |
| Nov | 15° | 6d | 98 | — | good | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 11° | 5d | 80 | — | ok | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
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 Madrid, 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 Madrid
Madrid enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot summers. It is advisable to visit during the shoulder seasons for better weather and fewer tourists.
| Busiest |
early Jun to late Sep — This period has the highest tourist influx due to favorable weather and school holidays.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to late May — Mild temperatures and fewer tourists make this a good value time to visit.
early Oct to late Nov — Cooler weather but fewer crowds and reasonable prices.
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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.
Madrid from anywhere · everywhere from Nairobi · Fares in USD: no free rate exists for KES.
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