Perseids in Nairobi

The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Nairobi around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Nairobi the radiant in Perseus climbs to 29° above the north horizon around 05:20. Local best viewing window: 04:10–05:20 EAT on the peak night, about 1.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 73 meteors an hour from Nairobi under a genuinely dark sky. The radiant stays low from Nairobi, so expect fewer meteors but longer, shallower trails near the horizon. Tonight: limited visibility; a site a short drive away may do better.