Eldoret climate — normals and trends
Eldoret (Kenya) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,052 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Eldoret averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Eldoret has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 27 March 1992) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 27 July 1943).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EldoretUasin Gishu County
- coords
- 0.52°, 35.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,052mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.6 °C
27 March 1992
Coldest day
5.8 °C
27 July 1943
Wettest day
114 mm
24 January 1958
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
18 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
3.8 °C
27 July 1943
Sunniest day
11.9 h
29 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 144 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 149 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 214 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 176 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 274 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 309 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 227 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 200 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 39 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eldoret?
Eldoret has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 2,052 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eldoret?
The hottest day measured in Eldoret between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1992, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eldoret?
The coldest day measured in Eldoret between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1943, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Eldoret?
Almost never: Eldoret sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Eldoret warmed?
Yes: Eldoret warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eldoret?
The wettest day measured in Eldoret between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1958, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eldoret?
The windiest day measured in Eldoret between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eldoret?
The warmest month in Eldoret is March (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Eldoret?
Eldoret receives on average 2,052 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eldoret?
Eldoret gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Eldoret?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eldoret.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eldoret?
In Eldoret, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 27 July 1943.
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