Kenya vs St. Lucia

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Kenya and St. Lucia, 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 St. Lucia
Kenya	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$75–$274/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
0 of 14	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Long rains April–May, short rains October–November	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)	Sweet spot	December–April
Swahili & English (both official)	Language	English
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money common	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the left	Driving	On the left
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connection	Flight time	~4.5–5h from the US East Coast

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

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kenya and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Diani / Mombasa coast and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.