Eldoret Weather in January
Eldoret in January
The short of it: Eldoret in January averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 11° · rain 28 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
January in Eldoret brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 11°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 26°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 28 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates January 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Eldoret runs about middling and drier than most in January. Mosoriot, 25 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Eldoret, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MosoriotNandi | 25 km SSW | 26° | 11° | 32 mm |
| KessesUasin Gishu County | 25 km SSE | 25° | 11° | 26 mm |
| TurboUasin Gishu County | 28 km WNW | 26° | 12° | 27 mm |
| ItenElegeyo-Marakwet | 31 km ENE | 25° | 11° | 34 mm |
| BaratonNandi | 36 km SW | 26° | 12° | 40 mm |
| Burnt ForestUasin Gishu County | 38 km SSE | 23° | 9° | 25 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 39 km NNW | 27° | 11° | 22 mm |
| KapsabetNandi | 40 km SSW | 26° | 12° | 42 mm |