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

Nairobi and Kikuyu have identical temperature profiles, with comfortable temperatures year-round. Nakuru and Eldoret are cooler, with minimum temperatures consistently lower than Nairobi/Kikuyu. Eldoret has the coolest temperatures overall, with maximum temperatures in July and August dropping to 20.6C and 21.0C respectively. All four cities maintain temperatures within a comfortable range throughout the year.

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

Nairobi and Kikuyu have identical weather patterns, with sun hours peaking in February and precipitation peaking in April Nakuru generally has more sun hours than Nairobi/Kikuyu throughout the year, especially in the earlier months, but also experiences peak precipitation in April Eldoret receives the most precipitation, particularly from April to September, and has sun hours that are comparable to Nakuru in the beginning of the year but drop lower in the middle months.

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

The sunrise, sunset, and day length times across the four Kenyan cities (Nairobi, Kikuyu, Nakuru, and Eldoret) are remarkably consistent throughout the year. Sunrise is earliest in November and latest in February, while sunset is earliest in October/November and latest in February. Day length varies by only a few minutes, with the shortest days occurring around May/June/November and the longest in December. Eldoret consistently has the latest sunrise and sunset times among the four cities, while Nakuru has the shortest day.

Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kikuyu - weather forecast and comparison

Yearly weather

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

Temperatures

Nairobi and Kikuyu have identical temperature profiles, with comfortable temperatures year-round.
Nakuru and Eldoret are cooler, with minimum temperatures consistently lower than Nairobi/Kikuyu.
Eldoret has the coolest temperatures overall, with maximum temperatures in July and August dropping to 20.6C and 21.0C respectively.
All four cities maintain temperatures within a comfortable range throughout the year.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	26.2°C	24.6°C	24.7°C	26.2°C
Feb	28.0°C	26.4°C	26.4°C	28.0°C
Mar	28.1°C	26.5°C	26.4°C	28.1°C
Apr	25.4°C	24.3°C	24.2°C	25.4°C
May	23.8°C	23.0°C	22.6°C	23.8°C
Jun	23.1°C	22.5°C	21.7°C	23.1°C
Jul	23.1°C	21.7°C	20.7°C	23.1°C
Aug	24.2°C	22.1°C	21.1°C	24.2°C
Sep	25.7°C	23.3°C	22.5°C	25.7°C
Oct	26.7°C	23.7°C	23.0°C	26.7°C
Nov	24.6°C	22.6°C	22.9°C	24.6°C
Dec	25.0°C	23.3°C	23.7°C	25.0°C
Average	23.3°C	25.3°C	25.3°C	23.7°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	14.9°C	11.9°C	12.8°C	14.9°C
Feb	15.6°C	12.3°C	13.4°C	15.6°C
Mar	16.3°C	13.1°C	13.6°C	16.3°C
Apr	16.1°C	13.2°C	13.2°C	16.1°C
May	15.0°C	12.2°C	12.7°C	15.0°C
Jun	13.6°C	11.2°C	12.2°C	13.6°C
Jul	13.3°C	11.3°C	12.3°C	13.3°C
Aug	13.9°C	11.5°C	12.4°C	13.9°C
Sep	14.8°C	12.1°C	12.5°C	14.8°C
Oct	15.8°C	12.8°C	12.7°C	15.8°C
Nov	15.7°C	12.8°C	12.7°C	15.7°C
Dec	14.9°C	12.1°C	12.5°C	14.9°C
Average	12.8°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	12.2°C

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

Conditions

Nairobi and Kikuyu have identical weather patterns, with sun hours peaking in February and precipitation peaking in April
Nakuru generally has more sun hours than Nairobi/Kikuyu throughout the year, especially in the earlier months, but also experiences peak precipitation in April
Eldoret receives the most precipitation, particularly from April to September, and has sun hours that are comparable to Nakuru in the beginning of the year but drop lower in the middle months.

Sunny Weather

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	7.7 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
Feb	8.6 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Mar	6.7 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Apr	2.0 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
May	2.2 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	2.2 hours/day
Jun	2.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Jul	3.7 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Aug	4.2 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Sep	5.9 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Oct	5.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Nov	2.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Dec	5.8 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	5.8 hours/day
Average	6.1 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.9 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	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	1.9mm	1.0mm	1.7mm	1.9mm
Feb	1.0mm	0.5mm	1.2mm	1.0mm
Mar	3.0mm	2.0mm	3.9mm	3.0mm
Apr	6.2mm	6.3mm	9.2mm	6.2mm
May	3.1mm	3.8mm	9.1mm	3.1mm
Jun	1.1mm	2.3mm	7.7mm	1.1mm
Jul	0.5mm	2.6mm	7.8mm	0.5mm
Aug	0.4mm	3.4mm	9.9mm	0.4mm
Sep	0.9mm	3.5mm	8.5mm	0.9mm
Oct	1.6mm	3.8mm	6.6mm	1.6mm
Nov	4.4mm	3.3mm	3.9mm	4.4mm
Dec	2.1mm	1.5mm	1.9mm	2.1mm
Average	6.0mm	2.2mm	2.2mm	2.8mm

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

Wind Speed

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	20.1km/h	16.7km/h	17.1km/h	20.1km/h
Feb	22.1km/h	17.7km/h	18.7km/h	22.1km/h
Mar	20.9km/h	17.1km/h	18.0km/h	20.9km/h
Apr	16.2km/h	12.6km/h	14.5km/h	16.3km/h
May	12.8km/h	11.1km/h	10.7km/h	12.8km/h
Jun	12.5km/h	11.4km/h	9.2km/h	12.5km/h
Jul	13.4km/h	11.4km/h	9.6km/h	13.4km/h
Aug	15.9km/h	11.8km/h	9.4km/h	15.9km/h
Sep	18.0km/h	12.7km/h	10.7km/h	18.0km/h
Oct	19.0km/h	11.7km/h	13.7km/h	19.0km/h
Nov	18.4km/h	12.5km/h	16.6km/h	18.4km/h
Dec	20.4km/h	14.9km/h	17.1km/h	20.4km/h
Average	13.8km/h	17.5km/h	17.5km/h	13.5km/h

Humidity

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	65.8%	59.1%	54.8%	65.8%
Feb	57.8%	54.1%	50.3%	57.8%
Mar	61.2%	57.6%	57.0%	61.2%
Apr	75.2%	70.5%	70.8%	75.2%
May	79.2%	76.9%	77.4%	79.2%
Jun	74.1%	76.2%	78.7%	74.1%
Jul	67.5%	75.5%	80.6%	67.5%
Aug	62.6%	72.9%	78.3%	62.6%
Sep	60.7%	69.6%	73.7%	60.7%
Oct	60.1%	67.7%	71.2%	60.1%
Nov	73.3%	73.1%	71.8%	73.3%
Dec	74.6%	68.8%	64.2%	74.6%
Average	69.1%	67.7%	67.7%	68.5%

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Astronomy

The sunrise, sunset, and day length times across the four Kenyan cities (Nairobi, Kikuyu, Nakuru, and Eldoret) are remarkably consistent throughout the year.
Sunrise is earliest in November and latest in February, while sunset is earliest in October/November and latest in February.
Day length varies by only a few minutes, with the shortest days occurring around May/June/November and the longest in December.
Eldoret consistently has the latest sunrise and sunset times among the four cities, while Nakuru has the shortest day.

Sunrise Time

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	6:36	6:41	6:45	6:37
Feb	6:42	6:46	6:50	6:43
Mar	6:38	6:41	6:44	6:38
Apr	6:30	6:32	6:35	6:31
May	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:28
Jun	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:32
Jul	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:37
Aug	6:34	6:37	6:39	6:35
Sep	6:25	6:28	6:31	6:25
Oct	6:14	6:18	6:22	6:15
Nov	6:13	6:17	6:21	6:13
Dec	6:22	6:27	6:32	6:23
Average	6:36	6:30	6:30	6:30

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

Sunset Time

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	18:47	18:49	18:51	18:48
Feb	18:51	18:53	18:56	18:52
Mar	18:44	18:47	18:50	18:45
Apr	18:35	18:39	18:43	18:36
May	18:31	18:35	18:40	18:32
Jun	18:35	18:40	18:44	18:35
Jul	18:40	18:44	18:49	18:41
Aug	18:38	18:43	18:47	18:39
Sep	18:31	18:34	18:37	18:31
Oct	18:23	18:25	18:28	18:23
Nov	18:23	18:25	18:26	18:23
Dec	18:34	18:35	18:37	18:35
Average	18:42	18:36	18:36	18:42

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

Useful Day Length

Period	Nairobi	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kikuyu
Jan	11:47 hours	11:49 hours	11:51 hours	11:48 hours
Feb	11:51 hours	11:53 hours	11:56 hours	11:52 hours
Mar	11:44 hours	11:47 hours	11:50 hours	11:45 hours
Apr	11:35 hours	11:39 hours	11:43 hours	11:36 hours
May	11:31 hours	11:35 hours	11:40 hours	11:32 hours
Jun	11:35 hours	11:40 hours	11:44 hours	11:35 hours
Jul	11:40 hours	11:44 hours	11:49 hours	11:41 hours
Aug	11:38 hours	11:43 hours	11:47 hours	11:39 hours
Sep	11:31 hours	11:34 hours	11:37 hours	11:31 hours
Oct	11:23 hours	11:25 hours	11:28 hours	11:23 hours
Nov	11:23 hours	11:25 hours	11:26 hours	11:23 hours
Dec	11:34 hours	11:35 hours	11:37 hours	11:35 hours
Average	11:42 hours	11:36 hours	11:36 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.