Climate averages 1991–2020
Eldoret weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Eldoret: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 171 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kitale (62 km away). In October its highs average 20.4°C, 1.9°C cooler than Eldoret, with 158 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Eldoret ranks 32nd of 37 for the warmest October highs and joint 32nd of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Eldoret is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 171 mm to 122 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kitale in OctoberKenya · 62 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 158 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 63 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 85 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Kisumu in OctoberKenya · 89 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 194 mm rain
- Nakuru in OctoberKenya · 128 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Busia in OctoberKenya · 129 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Kisii in OctoberKenya · 145 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 149 mm rain
- Naivasha in OctoberKenya · 189 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 86 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.