Eldoret weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Eldoret is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with February and December close behind. Eldoret averages about 3,080 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,080

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

88/100

Rain / year

1,949 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

476k

Elevation

2,099 m

When is the best time to visit Eldoret?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Eldoret is January, then February and December. The dullest month is April (70/100, 275 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Eldoret?

Eldoret is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,080 hours of sunshine a year. January (88/100) is noticeably better than April (70). It ranks #5 of 11 destinations in Kenya for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,025 hours. The year's 1,949 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nairobi Kenya · 268 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 313 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 472 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 625 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 691 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Zanzibar Tanzania · 859 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kisumu Kenya · 79 km · 3,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Serena Kenya · 203 km · 3,148 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Nanyuki Kenya · 207 km · 2,633 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Soroti Uganda · 232 km · 3,212 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Musoma Tanzania · 266 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Jul