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Migration Gravel Race weather
What race day has been like in Maasai Mara, Kenya, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Tuesday, June 15, 2027
- Where
- Maasai Mara, Kenya
- Format
- Four stages
- Distance
- About 650 km in total
- Terrain
- Gravel roads, cattle tracks and wildlife trails
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Maasai Mara on June 15, 7 AM to 6 PM, in each of the last 10 years. The race isn’t always on that exact date, but it shows what that time of year is like.
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Measured for the base town. Out on the course, especially higher up, it can be colder, windier or wetter.
Forecast the course, stretch by stretch
The town forecast only tells part of the story. Route Forecast times the weather to where you’ll be on the course.
- Get the course from the race: a GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link. Races usually publish it a few weeks before.
- Open Route Forecast and drop in the file or paste the link.
- Set the race start time and your pace. You’ll see temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind for every stretch.
About the course
- Four days across the Maasai Mara on rough gravel roads and tracks, often at high altitude.
- Weather: June is in the cooler, drier part of the year in the Mara, but mornings can be chilly at altitude and it can still rain.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at Migration?
June is in the cooler, drier part of the year in the Mara, but mornings can be chilly at altitude and it can still rain. This page shows the weather in Maasai Mara, Kenya on June 15 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is Migration Gravel Race?
June. The 2027 race runs June 15–18.
Can I get a forecast for the whole Migration course?
Yes. Get the course GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link, from the race, and open it in Route Forecast (free, no account). Set your start time and pace, and it shows the temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind on every stretch of the course, timed to when you’ll be there.
When will the race-day forecast be available?
Weather models forecast about two weeks ahead. This page switches to the forecast for Tuesday, June 15, 2027 about two weeks before. Until then it shows the weather there now and race-day weather from past years.