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Best time to visit Eldoret

January is the best time to visit Eldoret for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 95/100
The least cloud February 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 43 mm
Warmth March 25 °C
Cooler weather July 20 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 95 24 °C 6
2 February 95 25 °C 5
3 December 94 23 °C 7
4 March 88 25 °C 10
5 November 85 22 °C 13
6 October 80 22 °C 16
7 April 77 24 °C 19
8 September 76 22 °C 19
9 May 75 22 °C 21
10 June 73 21 °C 23
11 August 71 21 °C 27
12 July 70 20 °C 27

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 20 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.1 °C 48 mm 52 %
February 25.2 °C 43 mm 51 %
March 25.3 °C 92 mm 57 %
April 23.7 °C 184 mm 74 %
May 22.4 °C 231 mm 67 %
June 21.1 °C 210 mm 70 %
July 20.2 °C 241 mm 73 %
August 20.5 °C 285 mm 70 %
September 21.8 °C 183 mm 59 %
October 22.2 °C 152 mm 68 %
November 22.0 °C 116 mm 71 %
December 22.9 °C 60 mm 55 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.