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Kenya vs Vanua Levu
Kenya and Vanua Levu, 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.
Kenya guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Kenya | Measure | Vanua Levu |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | – |
| 13 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 3 |
| ★ 4.4 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.9 (better) |
| $75–$274/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $208–$1327/night pp |
| 0 of 13 | Adults-only resorts | 2 of 3 |
| No hurricane season (better) | Hurricane exposure | In the hurricane belt |
| Long rains April–May, short rains October–November | Rainy season | November–April, wettest January–March |
| December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season) | Sweet spot | May–October: the dry season and the diving-visibility peak |
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
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Weather, month by month
| 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 |
| Vanua Levu · high °F | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 |
| 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 |
| Vanua Levu · rain (in) | 13.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 10.5 |
Approximate climate normals for Diani / Mombasa coast and Savusavu: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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