Kitale
Kitale is an agricultural town in northern Rift Valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills at an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,200 ft).[3] Its population is 106,187 as of 2009.[1]. Kitale is the headquarter town of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is reachable by air through Kitale Airport. The postal code for Kitale is 30200. [4]
Kitale | |
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Nickname(s): KTL | |
Kitale Location in Kenya | |
Coordinates: 1°01′N 35°00′E | |
Country | |
County | Trans-Nzoia County |
Elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 162,174 [1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The National Museum of Western Kenya is located at Kitale. It is a natural history museum and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stoneham in 1926.[5] Just next to the museum there is a demonstration farm with agroforestry practices run by a Swedish non-governmental organisation called Vi Agroforestry.
Climate
Kitale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb).
Climate data for Kitale (1961–1990, extremes 1921–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) |
52.2 (2.06) |
102.5 (4.04) |
190.3 (7.49) |
198.4 (7.81) |
101.1 (3.98) |
123.3 (4.85) |
150.9 (5.94) |
102.8 (4.05) |
91.5 (3.60) |
90.9 (3.58) |
34.8 (1.37) |
1,259.1 (49.57) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 137 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257.3 | 218.4 | 226.3 | 195.0 | 210.8 | 207.0 | 192.2 | 201.5 | 210.0 | 223.2 | 207.0 | 254.2 | 2,602.9 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1961–1990),[7] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[8] |
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References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kitale. |
- "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- population statistics
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/38212-postal-codes-list-all-postal-codes-kenya
- "About Kenyan Museums". Kenyan Museums. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- "Kitale Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- "Klimatafel von Kitale / Kenia" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- "Station Kitale" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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