Italy vs Kenya

Modern wooden suite with horizontal slat cladding perched on rocky hillside overlooking sea, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and blue flowers.

Large resort pool with blue loungers, thatched-roof structures, and palm trees lining the Baobab Beach Resort & Spa grounds.

Italy and Kenya, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Italy compared with Kenya
Italy	Measure	Kenya
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
12	Resorts in our catalog	15 (better)
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$79–$518/night pp	Nightly rates	$75–$274/night pp (better)
0 of 12	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
October–December	Rainy season	Long rains April–May, short rains October–November
June and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly	Sweet spot	December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)
Italian (English common in tourist areas)	Language	Swahili & English (both official)
Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted	Currency	Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money common
230V, Type C/F/L plugs (US devices need an adapter)	Power	240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the right	Driving	On the left
Palermo (PMO) or Catania (CTA)	Main airport	Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)
~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)	Flight time	~15–18h+ from the US, with a connection

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Italy

Kenya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Italy and Kenya
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Italy · high °F	59	60	63	68	75	83	88	88	82	74	66	60
Kenya · high °F	90	91	91	88	84	83	82	82	84	86	88	89
Italy · rain (in)	2.8	2.4	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	3.9	3.7	3.3
Kenya · rain (in)	1.0	0.7	2.5	6.1	9.3	3.4	2.8	2.5	2.6	3.4	3.8	2.4

Approximate climate normals for Sicily and Diani / Mombasa coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.