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Kitale

City · 🇰🇪 Kenya
Population 162,169
Area 69 km²
Time zone Africa/Nairobi
Kitale

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Kitale Essentials

Kitale serves as the primary administrative and commercial hub for Trans-Nzoia, Kenya's most productive agricultural region. This collection features the Kitale Museum, the country's first domestic museum, which preserves ethnographic collections and indigenous forest trails. The list includes historic civic landmarks like the Town Hall and Law Courts, the 1924 Kitale Golf Club, and the Kitale Showgrounds, which hosts major annual agricultural exhibitions. Local commerce is represented through the Chanuka Market and various regional shopping hubs.

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Religious Sites & Churches

Kitale’s spiritual landscape reflects its history as a colonial administrative center and an agricultural hub. This collection features the town's prominent landmarks, including the central Laini Moja Mosque and the local Hindu Temple. The list also encompasses various Christian denominations, from the Anglican and Catholic churches to Presbyterian and Pentecostal congregations situated in the town center and surrounding neighborhoods like Matisi and Bidii.

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Kitale — Map

Kitale — Map

Climate & when to visit

Best time to visit: January, February

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Typical weather in January

Great
  • 25° (feels like 23°) · extremes 10°–28°
  • 12° at night
  • 9 rainy days
  • 23 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 11 · extreme

Typical weather in February

Great
  • 27° (feels like 25°) · extremes 10°–30°
  • 13° at night
  • 7 rainy days
  • 21 sunny days
  • 10 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in March

Good
  • 28° (feels like 26°) · extremes 12°–31°
  • 14° at night
  • 15 rainy days
  • 20 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 13 · extreme

Typical weather in April

Fair
  • 26° (feels like 25°) · extremes 13°–30°
  • 15° at night
  • 23 rainy days
  • 15 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in May

Fair
  • 24° · extremes 13°–26°
  • 14° at night
  • 26 rainy days
  • 20 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 11 · extreme

Typical weather in June

Fair
  • 23° · extremes 12°–25°
  • 14° at night
  • 25 rainy days
  • 14 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in July

Fair
  • 22° · extremes 12°–24°
  • 14° at night
  • 27 rainy days
  • 8 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in August

Fair
  • 22° (feels like 23°) · extremes 12°–24°
  • 14° at night
  • 28 rainy days
  • 13 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 11 · extreme

Typical weather in September

Fair
  • 23° (feels like 24°) · extremes 12°–26°
  • 14° at night
  • 25 rainy days
  • 21 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in October

Fair
  • 24° (feels like 23°) · extremes 11°–25°
  • 14° at night
  • 26 rainy days
  • 16 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in November

Fair
  • 23° (feels like 22°) · extremes 12°–25°
  • 14° at night
  • 23 rainy days
  • 13 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 11 · extreme

Typical weather in December

Good
  • 24° (feels like 22°) · extremes 10°–26°
  • 13° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 19 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 11 · extreme

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
Kenyan Shilling KES KSh · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Electricity
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Languages
English, Swahili
Tap water
Not safe to drink
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+254
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Tours & Activities

Kitale Museum
Walk
Kitale Golf Club
Walk
Town Hall

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