Kenya vs Tanzania

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

Thatched-roof pavilion with blue curtains surrounded by palm trees, flowering plants, and a small pool at The Palms Zanzibar.

Kenya and Tanzania, 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 Tanzania
Kenya	Measure	Tanzania
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 3: Reconsider Travel
15	Resorts in our catalog	15
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$75–$274/night pp	Nightly rates	$75–$560/night pp
0 of 15	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
Long rains April–May, short rains October–November	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)	Sweet spot	June–October and December–February
Swahili & English (both official)	Language	Swahili & English (English widely used in tourism)
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money common	Currency	Tanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the left	Driving	On the left
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)	Main airport	Zanzibar / Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ)
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connection	Flight time	~16–19h+ 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

Kenya

Tanzania

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kenya and Tanzania
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
Tanzania · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
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
Tanzania · rain (in)	3.0	2.4	5.9	15.3	7.8	1.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	3.5	8.0	5.5

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