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Kenya vs Maldives

Kenya and Maldives, 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.

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By the numbers

Kenya compared with Maldives
KenyaMeasureMaldives
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14Resorts in our catalog34
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.7 (better)
$75–$274/night ppNightly rates$127–$1495/night pp
0 of 14Adults-only resorts4 of 34
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
Long rains April–May, short rains October–NovemberRainy seasonMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)Sweet spotJanuary–March
Swahili & English (both official)LanguageDhivehi (English widely spoken)
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money commonCurrencyRufiyaa; resorts run on USD
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapterPower230V, UK-style Type G/D plugs
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)Main airportMalé (MLE)
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connectionFlight timeLong-haul, usually one connection

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Kenya resorts
Kenya
Map of Maldives resorts
Maldives

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kenya and Maldives
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Kenya · high °F909191888483828284868889
Maldives · high °F868788888786868686868686
Kenya · rain (in)1.00.72.56.19.33.42.82.52.63.43.82.4
Maldives · rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

Approximate climate normals for Diani / Mombasa coast and Malé atolls: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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