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Triplandio Diani Beach guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Diani Beach with 39 POI, spanning 46.7 km in total. Get inspired by 3 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Diani Beach
City & Country Data Kenya (Diani Beach)
Key travel data for Diani Beach — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Kenya
Cost
HIGH
Safety
21
Health
17
Lifestyle
62
Infra
19
Rank
#85
Score
24
Tourists
2.0M/y
GDP/cap
$2.4k
Life Exp
63.8 yrs
Population
57.5M
Currency
KES Ksh
Language
Swahili
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in Diani Beach
Coffee
$2.50
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$4.00
Groceries
$20.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Diani Beach (Kenya)
Now (September) avg: 25°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Sep.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 23°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:09 / 18:16
Local time
1:20
Sea Temp
27°C
Best Months 
Feb & Sep
Feb & Sep
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Grilled maize cobs, seasoned with salt and lime. Grilled fish coated in a rich coconut curry sauce. Deep-fried potato wedges coated in a savory batter.
Traditional Local Food
Diani Beach (Kenya)
🌱
Snack
Vegan
Mahindi Choma
mah-heen-dee cho-mah
· Roasted Maize
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Samaki wa Kupaka
sa-ma-kee wa ku-pa-ka
· Fish in Coconut Sauce
Street food
Vegetarian
Viazi Karai
vee-ah-zee ka-rah-ee
· Fried Spiced Potatoes