Kenya
Malindi travel guide
Malindi is a city in Kenya, home to about 54,000 people.
- Best months
- August and September
- Nearest airport
- MYD2 km · Malindi International Airport
- Currency
- KESKenyan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Language
- English, Swahili
When to go
The best time to visit Malindi
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malindi are August and September. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 285 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 Malindi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malindi International Airport (MYD), about 2.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Moi International Airport (MBA, 108 km) and Manda Airport (LAU, 139 km) are also within reach.
MYD · Malindi International Airport
MBA · Moi International Airport
LAU · Manda Airport
Questions
Malindi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malindi?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malindi are August and September. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 285 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Malindi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malindi International Airport (MYD), about 2.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Moi International Airport (MBA, 108 km) and Manda Airport (LAU, 139 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Malindi?
Kenyan shilling (KES).
Nearby
Destinations near Malindi
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.