Kisii County · Kenya
Kisii travel guide
Kisii is a city in Kisii County, Kenya, home to about 112,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KIS65 km · Kisumu International Airport
- Currency
- KESKenyan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Language
- English, Swahili
When to go
The best time to visit Kisii
Kisii has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; April is the wettest, with about 215 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kisii: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE, 86 km) and Eldoret International Airport (EDL, 130 km) are also within reach.
KIS · Kisumu International Airport
MRE · Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip
EDL · Eldoret International Airport
Questions
Kisii: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kisii?
Kisii has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; April is the wettest, with about 215 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kisii?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE, 86 km) and Eldoret International Airport (EDL, 130 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kisii?
Kenyan shilling (KES).
Nearby
Destinations near Kisii
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.