Kenya vs Thailand

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

Woven cabana with turquoise daybed on white sand beach at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, with pool and palm trees beyond.

Kenya and Thailand, 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 Thailand
Kenya	Measure	Thailand
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
14	Resorts in our catalog	8
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$75–$274/night pp	Nightly rates	$36–$247/night pp
0 of 14	Adults-only resorts	0 of 8
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
Long rains April–May, short rains October–November	Rainy season	May–October, wettest September–October
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)	Sweet spot	November–April (the Gulf side, Koh Samui, runs on a different clock; wettest October–December)
Swahili & English (both official)	Language	Thai (English widely used in tourist areas)
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money common	Currency	Thai baht (THB); cards common, cash for markets
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	230V, Type A/B/C plugs (bring an adapter)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)	Main airport	Phuket International (HKT)
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connection	Flight time	~20–24h from the US with one stop

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 Thailand
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
Thailand · high °F	89	90	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	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
Thailand · rain (in)	1.4	1.2	2.3	4.3	13.5	8.7	10.2	10.5	15.5	12.1	7.1	3.0

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