Climate averages 1991–2020
Kitale weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the joint 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Kitale: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 158 mm of rain on roughly 21 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 Eldoret (62 km away). In October its highs average 22.2°C, 1.9°C warmer than Kitale, with 171 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Kitale ranks 37th of 37 for the warmest October highs and 31st of 37 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 37 cities is 26.1°C; Kitale is 5.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 20.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 158 mm to 141 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
Kitale climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.1°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 52 | 7.3 | 12.112 h |
| February | 23.1°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.112 h |
| March | 22.8°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 95 | 12.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 21.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 189 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 20.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 220 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| June | 18.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 199 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| July | 18.1°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 172 | 21.8 | 12.212 h |
| August | 18.5°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 224 | 23.7 | 12.112 h |
| September | 19.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 174 | 18.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 20.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 158 | 20.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 20.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 141 | 19.5 | 12.112 h |
| December | 21.1°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 71 | 10.8 | 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
- Eldoret in OctoberKenya · 62 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Kakamega in OctoberKenya · 86 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Khwisero in OctoberKenya · 104 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 189 mm rain
- Busia in OctoberKenya · 117 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Kisumu in OctoberKenya · 127 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 194 mm rain
- Nakuru in OctoberKenya · 189 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Kisii in OctoberKenya · 191 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 149 mm rain
- Njeru in OctoberUganda · 213 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 191 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 Kitale) is explained once on the Kitale year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.