What are the temperature differences between Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu and Kikuyu?

Mombasa has the highest temperatures overall, with minimums consistently above 22.0C and maximums often exceeding 30.0C, creating potential discomfort. Nakuru and Eldoret exhibit the coolest temperatures, with minimums around 11.0C-13.0C and maximums generally in the low 20s, providing a cooler climate. Kisumu maintains relatively stable and comfortable temperatures throughout the year, with both minimum and maximum temperatures generally falling within the 18.0C-28.0C range. Kikuyu's temperatures are in between of them and generally comfortable.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu and Kikuyu?

Eldoret and Nakuru have the highest sun hours during January and February, while Mombasa consistently has the lowest throughout the year Kisumu experiences a more pronounced wet season from April to November compared to the other locations Overall, the precipitation is relatively low across all cities, with the highest amounts concentrated during the April-May period, especially in Kisumu.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu and Kikuyu?

Mombasa consistently has the earliest sunrise throughout the year, while other cities experience similar sunrise times. Sunset times also follow a similar pattern across the cities, with Mombasa having the earliest sunset. Day length is relatively consistent across all cities, with Mombasa experiencing slightly longer days, nearing 12 hours and 21 minutes. The difference between shortest and longest day is very small for all cities included.

Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu and 1 more - weather forecast and comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Mombasa has the highest temperatures overall, with minimums consistently above 22.0C and maximums often exceeding 30.0C, creating potential discomfort.
Nakuru and Eldoret exhibit the coolest temperatures, with minimums around 11.0C-13.0C and maximums generally in the low 20s, providing a cooler climate.
Kisumu maintains relatively stable and comfortable temperatures throughout the year, with both minimum and maximum temperatures generally falling within the 18.0C-28.0C range.
Kikuyu's temperatures are in between of them and generally comfortable.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	31.3°C	24.6°C	24.7°C	29.0°C	26.2°C
Feb	32.1°C	26.4°C	26.4°C	30.6°C	28.0°C
Mar	32.4°C	26.5°C	26.4°C	29.6°C	28.1°C
Apr	30.8°C	24.3°C	24.2°C	27.6°C	25.4°C
May	28.9°C	23.0°C	22.6°C	26.6°C	23.8°C
Jun	28.4°C	22.5°C	21.7°C	26.4°C	23.1°C
Jul	27.9°C	21.7°C	20.7°C	26.6°C	23.1°C
Aug	28.2°C	22.1°C	21.1°C	27.5°C	24.2°C
Sep	29.1°C	23.3°C	22.5°C	28.4°C	25.7°C
Oct	30.0°C	23.7°C	23.0°C	28.6°C	26.7°C
Nov	30.6°C	22.6°C	22.9°C	27.7°C	24.6°C
Dec	30.8°C	23.3°C	23.7°C	28.1°C	25.0°C
Average	23.3°C	25.3°C	28.1°C	30.0°C	23.7°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	24.3°C	11.9°C	12.8°C	18.9°C	14.9°C
Feb	24.7°C	12.3°C	13.4°C	19.7°C	15.6°C
Mar	25.4°C	13.1°C	13.6°C	19.3°C	16.3°C
Apr	25.3°C	13.2°C	13.2°C	18.7°C	16.1°C
May	24.1°C	12.2°C	12.7°C	18.2°C	15.0°C
Jun	23.0°C	11.2°C	12.2°C	17.9°C	13.6°C
Jul	22.3°C	11.3°C	12.3°C	18.3°C	13.3°C
Aug	22.1°C	11.5°C	12.4°C	18.5°C	13.9°C
Sep	22.5°C	12.1°C	12.5°C	18.7°C	14.8°C
Oct	23.4°C	12.8°C	12.7°C	18.8°C	15.8°C
Nov	24.1°C	12.8°C	12.7°C	18.6°C	15.7°C
Dec	24.4°C	12.1°C	12.5°C	18.5°C	14.9°C
Average	12.8°C	15.0°C	18.7°C	23.8°C	12.2°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Eldoret and Nakuru have the highest sun hours during January and February, while Mombasa consistently has the lowest throughout the year
Kisumu experiences a more pronounced wet season from April to November compared to the other locations
Overall, the precipitation is relatively low across all cities, with the highest amounts concentrated during the April-May period, especially in Kisumu.

Sunny Weather

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	4.5 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
Feb	5.7 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Mar	4.8 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Apr	2.6 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
May	2.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	2.2 hours/day
Jun	3.0 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Jul	3.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Aug	3.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Sep	4.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Oct	4.4 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Nov	3.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Dec	3.5 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	5.8 hours/day
Average	6.1 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	6.6 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	0.9mm	1.0mm	1.7mm	3.8mm	1.9mm
Feb	0.7mm	0.5mm	1.2mm	3.2mm	1.0mm
Mar	2.2mm	2.0mm	3.9mm	8.4mm	3.0mm
Apr	7.0mm	6.3mm	9.2mm	13.2mm	6.2mm
May	7.7mm	3.8mm	9.1mm	10.4mm	3.1mm
Jun	2.9mm	2.3mm	7.7mm	4.9mm	1.1mm
Jul	2.2mm	2.6mm	7.8mm	3.7mm	0.5mm
Aug	1.9mm	3.4mm	9.9mm	4.6mm	0.4mm
Sep	2.1mm	3.5mm	8.5mm	6.4mm	0.9mm
Oct	3.1mm	3.8mm	6.6mm	7.3mm	1.6mm
Nov	3.8mm	3.3mm	3.9mm	9.3mm	4.4mm
Dec	2.5mm	1.5mm	1.9mm	5.9mm	2.1mm
Average	6.0mm	2.2mm	6.8mm	3.1mm	2.8mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	21.9km/h	16.7km/h	17.1km/h	15.8km/h	20.1km/h
Feb	23.0km/h	17.7km/h	18.7km/h	17.6km/h	22.1km/h
Mar	21.0km/h	17.1km/h	18.0km/h	17.5km/h	20.9km/h
Apr	22.7km/h	12.6km/h	14.5km/h	13.4km/h	16.3km/h
May	26.0km/h	11.1km/h	10.7km/h	11.1km/h	12.8km/h
Jun	27.4km/h	11.4km/h	9.2km/h	10.6km/h	12.5km/h
Jul	27.4km/h	11.4km/h	9.6km/h	10.8km/h	13.4km/h
Aug	24.6km/h	11.8km/h	9.4km/h	11.4km/h	15.9km/h
Sep	23.3km/h	12.7km/h	10.7km/h	12.5km/h	18.0km/h
Oct	20.9km/h	11.7km/h	13.7km/h	12.1km/h	19.0km/h
Nov	18.2km/h	12.5km/h	16.6km/h	11.6km/h	18.4km/h
Dec	18.2km/h	14.9km/h	17.1km/h	12.4km/h	20.4km/h
Average	13.8km/h	17.5km/h	13.1km/h	22.9km/h	13.5km/h

Humidity

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	77.9%	59.1%	54.8%	61.0%	65.8%
Feb	75.4%	54.1%	50.3%	56.6%	57.8%
Mar	74.2%	57.6%	57.0%	65.5%	61.2%
Apr	75.8%	70.5%	70.8%	76.3%	75.2%
May	78.3%	76.9%	77.4%	80.7%	79.2%
Jun	76.2%	76.2%	78.7%	77.6%	74.1%
Jul	75.8%	75.5%	80.6%	71.6%	67.5%
Aug	76.9%	72.9%	78.3%	68.4%	62.6%
Sep	76.9%	69.6%	73.7%	68.7%	60.7%
Oct	77.0%	67.7%	71.2%	69.2%	60.1%
Nov	78.0%	73.1%	71.8%	72.2%	73.3%
Dec	78.8%	68.8%	64.2%	68.5%	74.6%
Average	69.1%	67.7%	69.7%	76.8%	68.5%

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Astronomy

Mombasa consistently has the earliest sunrise throughout the year, while other cities experience similar sunrise times.
Sunset times also follow a similar pattern across the cities, with Mombasa having the earliest sunset.
Day length is relatively consistent across all cities, with Mombasa experiencing slightly longer days, nearing 12 hours and 21 minutes.
The difference between shortest and longest day is very small for all cities included.

Sunrise Time

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	6:20	6:41	6:45	6:46	6:37
Feb	6:28	6:46	6:50	6:51	6:43
Mar	6:26	6:41	6:44	6:46	6:38
Apr	6:21	6:32	6:35	6:38	6:31
May	6:20	6:29	6:31	6:34	6:28
Jun	6:25	6:33	6:35	6:38	6:32
Jul	6:29	6:38	6:40	6:43	6:37
Aug	6:26	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:35
Sep	6:14	6:28	6:31	6:32	6:25
Oct	6:01	6:18	6:22	6:23	6:15
Nov	5:58	6:17	6:21	6:22	6:13
Dec	6:07	6:27	6:32	6:32	6:23
Average	6:36	6:30	6:36	6:18	6:30

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	18:40	18:49	18:51	18:54	18:48
Feb	18:42	18:53	18:56	18:58	18:52
Mar	18:34	18:47	18:50	18:53	18:45
Apr	18:22	18:39	18:43	18:44	18:36
May	18:16	18:35	18:40	18:41	18:32
Jun	18:19	18:40	18:44	18:45	18:35
Jul	18:24	18:44	18:49	18:50	18:41
Aug	18:25	18:43	18:47	18:48	18:39
Sep	18:19	18:34	18:37	18:39	18:31
Oct	18:13	18:25	18:28	18:30	18:23
Nov	18:16	18:25	18:26	18:29	18:23
Dec	18:28	18:35	18:37	18:41	18:35
Average	18:42	18:36	18:42	18:24	18:42

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	11:40 hours	11:49 hours	11:51 hours	11:54 hours	11:48 hours
Feb	11:42 hours	11:53 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours	11:52 hours
Mar	11:34 hours	11:47 hours	11:50 hours	11:53 hours	11:45 hours
Apr	11:22 hours	11:39 hours	11:43 hours	11:44 hours	11:36 hours
May	11:16 hours	11:35 hours	11:40 hours	11:41 hours	11:32 hours
Jun	11:19 hours	11:40 hours	11:44 hours	11:45 hours	11:35 hours
Jul	11:24 hours	11:44 hours	11:49 hours	11:50 hours	11:41 hours
Aug	11:25 hours	11:43 hours	11:47 hours	11:48 hours	11:39 hours
Sep	11:19 hours	11:34 hours	11:37 hours	11:39 hours	11:31 hours
Oct	11:13 hours	11:25 hours	11:28 hours	11:30 hours	11:23 hours
Nov	11:16 hours	11:25 hours	11:26 hours	11:29 hours	11:23 hours
Dec	11:28 hours	11:35 hours	11:37 hours	11:41 hours	11:35 hours
Average	11:42 hours	11:36 hours	11:42 hours	11:24 hours	11:42 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.