Kenya vs Mozambique

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Kenya and Mozambique, 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

Kenya compared with Mozambique
Kenya	Measure	Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$75–$274/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
0 of 15	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Long rains April–May, short rains October–November	Rainy season	December–March
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)	Sweet spot	May–October
Swahili & English (both official)	Language	Portuguese official; some English at resorts
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money common	Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter
On the left	Driving	On the left
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)	Main airport	Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connection	Flight time	~18–22h+ from the US, with connections

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

Kenya

Mozambique

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kenya and Mozambique
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kenya · high °F	90	91	91	88	84	83	82	82	84	86	88	89
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
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
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

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