Kenya
Kitale travel guide
Kitale is a city in Kenya, home to about 162,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- EDL73 km · Eldoret International Airport
- Currency
- KESKenyan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Language
- English, Swahili
Things to do
What to see and do in Kitale
See
- Kitale Museum
- Treasures of Africa Museum
- Kitum Caves
- Kapcherop Forest
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When to go
The best time to visit Kitale
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kitale are November to March. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 191 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kitale: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kisumu International Airport (KIS, 126 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Matatus and buses go to Eldoret (2 hours), Kisumu (4 hours), Lodwar (6-8 hours), and Webuye (1 hour). Easy Coach goes to Nairobi (7 hours) and Nakuru (4 hours). The railway network in Western Kenya is under rehabilitation and the line between Kitale and Eldoret is expected to reopen in 2022-2023.
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EDL · Eldoret International Airport
KIS · Kisumu International Airport
Questions
Kitale: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kitale?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kitale are November to March. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 191 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kitale?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kisumu International Airport (KIS, 126 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Kitale?
Kenyan shilling (KES).
Nearby
Destinations near Kitale
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.