Eldoret: Frost Free as a Climate can Be !

14th June, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs -

With our first summer outreach teams on the cusp of leaving, many of our friends and followers might wonder about what the weather is like in Eldoret, Kenya, home of our Open Arms Village.


Here are some interesting facts:

• Latitude: 0° 24′ 18″ N
  
• Longitude: 35° 13′ 26″ E
  
• Altitude: 2073 m or 6801 ft
  
• The average temperature is 16.6 °C (62 °F).
  
• The average temperature range is 3 °C.
  
• The highest monthly average high temperature is 26 °C (79 °F) in February & March.
  
• The lowest monthly average low temperature is 9 °C (48 °F) in January, February, April, June, July, August, September & December.
  
• Eldoret’s climate receives an average of 1103 mm (43.4 in) of rainfall per year, or 92 mm (3.6 in) per month.
  
• On average there are 137 days per year with more than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of rainfall.
  
• The driest weather is in January when an average of 29 mm (1.1 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurs across 5 days.
  
• The wettest weather is in August when an average of 196 mm (7.7 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurs across 21 days.
  
• The average annual relative humidity is 46.9% and average monthly relative humidity ranges from 33% in February to 62% in August.
  
• Average sunlight hours range between 5.8 hours per day in August and 9.2 hours per day in February.
  
• There are an average of 2832 hours of sunlight per year with an average of 7.8 hours of sunlight per day.
  
• There are an average of 0 days per year with frost in Eldoret and in July there are an average of 0 days with frost. (so leave your snowboard and skis at home!)