Climate averages 1991–2020
Eldoret weather
in September.
A mild, very wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Eldoret: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 199 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes September a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kitale (62 km away). In September its highs average 19.8°C, 2.1°C cooler than Eldoret, with 174 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Eldoret ranks 32nd of 37 for the warmest September highs and 37th of 37 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 37 cities is 25.7°C; Eldoret is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 22.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 199 mm to 171 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Kitale in SeptemberKenya · 62 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 174 mm rain
- Kakamega in SeptemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 104 mm rain
- Khwisero in SeptemberKenya · 85 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 137 mm rain
- Kisumu in SeptemberKenya · 89 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.2°C · 106 mm rain
- Nakuru in SeptemberKenya · 128 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Busia in SeptemberKenya · 129 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 181 mm rain
- Kisii in SeptemberKenya · 145 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Naivasha in SeptemberKenya · 189 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 53 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.