Best time to visit Kitale

February is the best time to visit Kitale 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 February comfort 97/100
The least cloud February 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 44 mm
Warmth February 24 °C
Cooler weather July 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 February 97 24 °C 6
2 January 95 23 °C 7
3 December 90 22 °C 10
4 March 89 23 °C 12
5 November 76 21 °C 19
6 April 75 22 °C 20
7 September 75 20 °C 18
8 October 74 21 °C 20
9 May 73 21 °C 23
10 June 70 19 °C 22
11 August 68 19 °C 22
12 July 67 19 °C 21

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 19 °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 22.6 °C 51 mm 50 %
February 23.6 °C 44 mm 50 %
March 23.4 °C 92 mm 56 %
April 21.8 °C 185 mm 73 %
May 20.5 °C 207 mm 66 %
June 19.3 °C 186 mm 67 %
July 18.6 °C 162 mm 69 %
August 19.0 °C 206 mm 65 %
September 20.2 °C 157 mm 57 %
October 20.8 °C 153 mm 68 %
November 20.8 °C 136 mm 69 %
December 21.6 °C 66 mm 53 %

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.

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