What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu and 1 more?

Sunrise times are generally earliest in November and latest in February across all locations. Mombasa experiences the earliest sunrise overall, while sunset times vary slightly with October and November having the earliest sunsets. Day lengths are quite consistent throughout the year, with Mombasa showing the most variation (11:53 to 12:21). The longest days generally occur in December, while the shortest days vary between May, June, September and November depending on the specific location.

Kenya - weather forecast and comparison

Yearly weather

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

Temperatures

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	79.2°F	88.3°F	76.3°F	76.5°F	84.2°F	79.2°F
Feb	82.4°F	89.8°F	79.5°F	79.5°F	87.1°F	82.4°F
Mar	82.6°F	90.3°F	79.7°F	79.5°F	85.3°F	82.6°F
Apr	77.7°F	87.4°F	75.7°F	75.6°F	81.7°F	77.7°F
May	74.8°F	84.0°F	73.4°F	72.7°F	79.9°F	74.8°F
Jun	73.6°F	83.1°F	72.5°F	71.1°F	79.5°F	73.6°F
Jul	73.6°F	82.2°F	71.1°F	69.3°F	79.9°F	73.6°F
Aug	75.6°F	82.8°F	71.8°F	70.0°F	81.5°F	75.6°F
Sep	78.3°F	84.4°F	73.9°F	72.5°F	83.1°F	78.3°F
Oct	80.1°F	86.0°F	74.7°F	73.4°F	83.5°F	80.1°F
Nov	76.3°F	87.1°F	72.7°F	73.2°F	81.9°F	76.3°F
Dec	77.0°F	87.4°F	73.9°F	74.7°F	82.6°F	77.0°F
Average	74.0°F	77.6°F	82.5°F	86.1°F	77.6°F	74.6°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	58.8°F	75.7°F	53.4°F	55.0°F	66.0°F	58.8°F
Feb	60.1°F	76.5°F	54.1°F	56.1°F	67.5°F	60.1°F
Mar	61.3°F	77.7°F	55.6°F	56.5°F	66.7°F	61.3°F
Apr	61.0°F	77.5°F	55.8°F	55.8°F	65.7°F	61.0°F
May	59.0°F	75.4°F	54.0°F	54.9°F	64.8°F	59.0°F
Jun	56.5°F	73.4°F	52.2°F	54.0°F	64.2°F	56.5°F
Jul	55.9°F	72.1°F	52.3°F	54.1°F	64.9°F	55.9°F
Aug	57.0°F	71.8°F	52.7°F	54.3°F	65.3°F	57.0°F
Sep	58.6°F	72.5°F	53.8°F	54.5°F	65.7°F	58.6°F
Oct	60.4°F	74.1°F	55.0°F	54.9°F	65.8°F	60.4°F
Nov	60.3°F	75.4°F	55.0°F	54.9°F	65.5°F	60.3°F
Dec	58.8°F	75.9°F	53.8°F	54.5°F	65.3°F	58.8°F
Average	55.0°F	59.0°F	65.6°F	74.8°F	59.0°F	54.0°F

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

Conditions

Sunny Weather

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	7.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
Feb	8.6 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Mar	6.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Apr	2.0 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
May	2.2 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	2.2 hours/day
Jun	2.8 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Jul	3.7 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Aug	4.2 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Sep	5.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Oct	5.9 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Nov	2.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Dec	5.8 hours/day	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	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	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in
Feb	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in
Mar	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.3in	0.1in
Apr	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.4in	0.5in	0.2in
May	0.1in	0.3in	0.2in	0.4in	0.4in	0.1in
Jun	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.3in	0.2in	0.0in
Jul	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.3in	0.1in	0.0in
Aug	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.4in	0.2in	0.0in
Sep	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.3in	0.3in	0.0in
Oct	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.3in	0.3in	0.1in
Nov	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.4in	0.2in
Dec	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in
Average	0.2in	0.1in	0.3in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in

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

Wind Speed

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	12.6mph	13.7mph	10.4mph	10.7mph	9.9mph	12.6mph
Feb	13.8mph	14.4mph	11.1mph	11.7mph	11.0mph	13.8mph
Mar	13.1mph	13.1mph	10.7mph	11.3mph	10.9mph	13.1mph
Apr	10.1mph	14.2mph	7.9mph	9.1mph	8.4mph	10.2mph
May	8.0mph	16.3mph	6.9mph	6.7mph	6.9mph	8.0mph
Jun	7.8mph	17.1mph	7.1mph	5.8mph	6.6mph	7.8mph
Jul	8.4mph	17.1mph	7.1mph	6.0mph	6.8mph	8.4mph
Aug	9.9mph	15.4mph	7.4mph	5.9mph	7.1mph	9.9mph
Sep	11.3mph	14.6mph	7.9mph	6.7mph	7.8mph	11.3mph
Oct	11.9mph	13.1mph	7.3mph	8.6mph	7.6mph	11.9mph
Nov	11.5mph	11.4mph	7.8mph	10.4mph	7.3mph	11.5mph
Dec	12.8mph	11.4mph	9.3mph	10.7mph	7.8mph	12.8mph
Average	8.6mph	10.9mph	8.2mph	14.3mph	10.9mph	8.4mph

Humidity

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

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Astronomy

Sunrise times are generally earliest in November and latest in February across all locations. Mombasa experiences the earliest sunrise overall, while sunset times vary slightly with October and November having the earliest sunsets.
Day lengths are quite consistent throughout the year, with Mombasa showing the most variation (11:53 to 12:21). The longest days generally occur in December, while the shortest days vary between May, June, September and November depending on the specific location.

Sunrise Time

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	6:36	6:20	6:41	6:45	6:46	6:37
Feb	6:42	6:28	6:46	6:50	6:51	6:43
Mar	6:38	6:26	6:41	6:44	6:46	6:38
Apr	6:30	6:21	6:32	6:35	6:38	6:31
May	6:28	6:20	6:29	6:31	6:34	6:28
Jun	6:32	6:25	6:33	6:35	6:38	6:32
Jul	6:37	6:29	6:38	6:40	6:43	6:37
Aug	6:34	6:26	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:35
Sep	6:25	6:14	6:28	6:31	6:32	6:25
Oct	6:14	6:01	6:18	6:22	6:23	6:15
Nov	6:13	5:58	6:17	6:21	6:22	6:13
Dec	6:22	6:07	6:27	6:32	6:32	6:23
Average	6:36	6:30	6:36	6:18	6:30	6:30

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

Sunset Time

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	18:47	18:40	18:49	18:51	18:54	18:48
Feb	18:51	18:42	18:53	18:56	18:58	18:52
Mar	18:44	18:34	18:47	18:50	18:53	18:45
Apr	18:35	18:22	18:39	18:43	18:44	18:36
May	18:31	18:16	18:35	18:40	18:41	18:32
Jun	18:35	18:19	18:40	18:44	18:45	18:35
Jul	18:40	18:24	18:44	18:49	18:50	18:41
Aug	18:38	18:25	18:43	18:47	18:48	18:39
Sep	18:31	18:19	18:34	18:37	18:39	18:31
Oct	18:23	18:13	18:25	18:28	18:30	18:23
Nov	18:23	18:16	18:25	18:26	18:29	18:23
Dec	18:34	18:28	18:35	18:37	18:41	18:35
Average	18:42	18:36	18:42	18:24	18:36	18:42

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

Useful Day Length

Period	Nairobi	Mombasa	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kisumu	Kikuyu
Jan	11:47 hours	11:40 hours	11:49 hours	11:51 hours	11:54 hours	11:48 hours
Feb	11:51 hours	11:42 hours	11:53 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours	11:52 hours
Mar	11:44 hours	11:34 hours	11:47 hours	11:50 hours	11:53 hours	11:45 hours
Apr	11:35 hours	11:22 hours	11:39 hours	11:43 hours	11:44 hours	11:36 hours
May	11:31 hours	11:16 hours	11:35 hours	11:40 hours	11:41 hours	11:32 hours
Jun	11:35 hours	11:19 hours	11:40 hours	11:44 hours	11:45 hours	11:35 hours
Jul	11:40 hours	11:24 hours	11:44 hours	11:49 hours	11:50 hours	11:41 hours
Aug	11:38 hours	11:25 hours	11:43 hours	11:47 hours	11:48 hours	11:39 hours
Sep	11:31 hours	11:19 hours	11:34 hours	11:37 hours	11:39 hours	11:31 hours
Oct	11:23 hours	11:13 hours	11:25 hours	11:28 hours	11:30 hours	11:23 hours
Nov	11:23 hours	11:16 hours	11:25 hours	11:26 hours	11:29 hours	11:23 hours
Dec	11:34 hours	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	11:36 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.