Kwale County · Kenya

Lunga Lunga travel guide

Lunga Lunga is a city in Kwale County, Kenya, home to about 198,000 people.

Best months
July and August
Nearest airport
TGT61 km · Tanga Airport
Currency
KESKenyan shilling
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Language
English, Swahili

About

About Lunga Lunga

Lunga Lunga is a settlement and Sub-County in Kenya's Kwale County. It is situated six kilometers from Kenya's border with Tanzania.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Lunga Lunga

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lunga Lunga are July and August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec201 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Lunga Lunga: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tanga Airport (TGT), about 61 km from the city centre in a straight line; Moi International Airport (MBA, 78 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

TGT · Tanga Airport

60.5 km from the centreICAO HTTG
large airport

MBA · Moi International Airport

77.8 km from the centreICAO HKMO

Questions

Lunga Lunga: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Lunga Lunga?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lunga Lunga are July and August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Lunga Lunga?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tanga Airport (TGT), about 61 km from the city centre in a straight line; Moi International Airport (MBA, 78 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Lunga Lunga?

Kenyan shilling (KES).

Nearby

Destinations near Lunga Lunga

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.