Eldoret
City in Kenya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Eldoret 3: Daryona, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Eldoret is a city in Kenya, in Uasin Gishu County. About 475,716 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Kenya in our atlas.
It lies at 0.52° N, 35.27° E, about 2,095 m (6,873 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Eldoret. Green dots: other major cities of Kenya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Eldoret has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 1,949 mm (77 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in KenyaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kakamega · 63 km
- Kisumu · 89 km
- Nakuru · 128 km
- Naivasha · 188 km
- Kikuyu · 250 km
- Karuri · 250 km
- Karuri · 252 km
- Ruiru · 264 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 198629 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q322149 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Eldoret 3: Daryona, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)