Eldoret weather in November

In November, Eldoret sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 122 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Eldoret's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eldoret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Eldoret is Town in Kenya.

Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical November day in Eldoret reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
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42212
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112212
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Eldoret weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°497.1127.4
Feb26° / 13°445.8127.3
Mar26° / 13°9710.8126.6
Apr24° / 13°19519.6125.2
May23° / 13°24521.5124.9
Jun22° / 12°22623.3124.4
Jul21° / 11°25027.3123.8
Aug21° / 11°30427.8123.8
Sep22° / 12°19918.9125.2
Oct23° / 12°17117.3125.5
Nov23° / 12°12213126.0
Dec24° / 12°657.7127.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112773
122773
132773
142872
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203169
213268
223367
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243466
253565
263664
273862
283961
294060
304159

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Eldoret gets around 122 mm of rain over 13 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
158
257
357
456
555
654
753
852
950
1049
1147
1246
1344
1443
1542
1640
1739
1838
1937
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833
2932
3032

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56535
66535
76634
86733
96832
106931
117030
127129
137228
147327
157426
167525
177525
187624
197723
207723
217723
227822
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257921
267921
278020
288020
298119
308119

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:236:22
212.06:236:22
312.06:236:22
412.06:236:22
512.06:236:22
612.06:236:22
712.06:236:22
812.06:246:22
912.06:246:22
1012.06:246:22
1112.06:246:23
1212.06:246:23
1312.06:246:23
1412.06:246:23
1512.06:256:23
1612.06:256:23
1712.06:256:24
1812.06:256:24
1912.06:266:24
2012.06:266:24
2112.06:266:25
2212.06:266:25
2312.06:276:25
2412.06:276:25
2512.06:276:26
2612.06:286:26
2712.06:286:26
2812.06:286:27
2912.06:296:27
3012.06:296:27

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Eldoret

In seasonPeak

None of Eldoret's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Eldoret's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Eldoret?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Eldoret for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eldoret in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Eldoret sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Eldoret in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eldoret peaks around March 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Eldoret in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Eldoret is worst in June — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1963 µg/m³Mar 1140 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May54Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Eldoret?

Eldoret sits at 0.5°N, 35.3°E, 2,095 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Iten, 31 km away.

Topography around Eldoret

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Eldoret.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eldoret has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 2,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,414 m.

The land around Eldoret is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
2,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Iten 31 km · Kapsabet 40 km · Moi‘s Bridge 42 km · Kabarnet 53 km · Webuye 56 km · Kiminini 56 km · Kitale 62 km · Kakamega 63 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Eldoret (0.5204°, 35.2699°, elevation 2,095 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).