Karatina
Kenya
This busy Kenyan upland town in Nyeri County, where red-brick multi-storey buildings, open-air market stalls, and active street commerce give a vivid sense of everyday East African town life.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population23,552
- Nearest water from center 2.4 km1.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
17°62°
120mm4.6in
F
17°63°
90mm3.5in
M
18°64°
150mm5.9in
A
17°63°
245mm9.7in
M
17°62°
180mm7.1in
J
16°60°
75mm2.9in
J
15°58°
55mm2.1in
A
15°59°
55mm2.2in
S
16°61°
50mm2.0in
O
17°62°
155mm6.1in
N
16°61°
275mm10.8in
D
16°61°
205mm8.1in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
Karatina: quick answers
Where is Karatina?
Karatina is in Kenya, about 95 km59 miles in a straight line from Nairobi.
How do you get to Karatina?
The nearest airport is Nyeri (NYE), about 54 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Karatina?
The warmest month is March, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 15°C58°F. The wettest month is November, with about 274 mm10.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Karatina?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 restaurants and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.