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When to go to Eldoret

Twelve months of averages for Eldoret, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Eldoret has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in December to March.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April.
The warmest month is March (28°C) and the coolest July (22°C). The wettest is April (275 mm) and the driest February (49 mm); about 1,949 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Eldoret: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Eldoret

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Eldoret by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	25°C	13°C	52 mm	67%	53%	6.4	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	27°C	13°C	49 mm	61%	56%	6.8	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	28°C	14°C	128 mm	64%	64%	6.6	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	25°C	15°C	275 mm	75%	76%	6.1	31°C	Wet
May	24°C	15°C	260 mm	80%	68%	5.9	35°C	Wet
June	22°C	14°C	173 mm	81%	68%	5.4	37°C	Wet
July	22°C	14°C	159 mm	82%	72%	5.2	39°C	Wet
August	22°C	14°C	201 mm	81%	69%	5.5	39°C	Wet
September	24°C	14°C	188 mm	77%	63%	6.2	37°C	Wet
October	24°C	14°C	200 mm	78%	71%	6.1	34°C	Wet
November	23°C	14°C	175 mm	79%	70%	5.9	29°C	Wet
December	24°C	13°C	89 mm	74%	56%	6.1	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

25°C

13°C

52 mm

67%

53%

6.4

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

27°C

13°C

49 mm

61%

56%

6.8

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

28°C

14°C

128 mm

64%

6.6

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

25°C

15°C

275 mm

75%

76%

6.1

31°C

Wet

May

24°C

15°C

260 mm

80%

68%

5.9

35°C

Wet

June

22°C

14°C

173 mm

81%

68%

5.4

37°C

Wet

July

22°C

14°C

159 mm

82%

72%

5.2

39°C

Wet

August

22°C

14°C

201 mm

81%

69%

5.5

39°C

Wet

September

24°C

14°C

188 mm

77%

63%

6.2

37°C

Wet

October

24°C

14°C

200 mm

78%

71%

6.1

34°C

Wet

November

23°C

14°C

175 mm

79%

70%

5.9

29°C

Wet

December

24°C

13°C

89 mm

74%

56%

6.1

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery