Climate averages 1991–2020
Eldoret weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Eldoret: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kitale (62 km away). In February its highs average 23.1°C, 2.2°C cooler than Eldoret, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Eldoret ranks 30th of 37 for the warmest February highs and 28th of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Eldoret is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs stay level at 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 45 mm to 97 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Eldoret climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.2°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 49 | 7.1 | 12.112 h |
| February, selected | 25.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 45 | 5.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 97 | 10.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 195 | 19.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 22.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 245 | 21.5 | 12.112 h |
| June | 21.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 226 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 250 | 27.3 | 12.112 h |
| August | 20.6°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 304 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 199 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.2°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 171 | 17.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 122 | 12.9 | 12.112 h |
| December | 23.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 65 | 7.6 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Kitale in FebruaryKenya · 62 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Kakamega in FebruaryKenya · 63 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Khwisero in FebruaryKenya · 85 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.6°C · 82 mm rain
- Kisumu in FebruaryKenya · 89 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 89 mm rain
- Nakuru in FebruaryKenya · 128 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Busia in FebruaryKenya · 129 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 110 mm rain
- Kisii in FebruaryKenya · 145 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 99 mm rain
- Naivasha in FebruaryKenya · 189 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 62 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Eldoret) is explained once on the Eldoret year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.