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Nakuru

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Updated Sunday, September 13, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Nakuru month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Nakuru are typically June, July and August, with average daytime highs around 23–24°C. February is usually the warmest month (average high 28°C), August the coldest (average low 13°C), and April the wettest (about 128 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	26.2	14.1	41	11.0
February	27.8	14.5	17	11.3
March	27.8	15.0	55	11.0
April	25.4	15.1	128	10.2
May	24.1	14.5	91	10.6
June	23.8	13.7	54	10.7
July	23.0	13.2	65	10.6
August	23.4	13.0	59	10.6
September	24.5	13.3	63	10.9
October	24.9	14.0	79	10.8
November	24.1	14.2	108	10.6
December	25.0	14.0	49	11.1

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Past and future events in Nakuru

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Past · documented context

Previously

Documented history · 1904
The city was incepted on 28 January 1904 when a local area one mile away from the railway station's main entrance was proclaimed to be a township by the British authorities.
Documented history · 1952
During the colonial era, the British established Nakuru as part of the White Highlands and it became a municipality in 1952.
Documented history · 2007
During the 2007 post-election violence, dozens of buildings in Nakuru were burnt to the ground.
Documented history · 2021
On 3 June 2021, Nakuru was no longer a municipality after the Kenyan Senate voted that its status was adequate enough to be a city.

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01 · Overview

Nakuru, in brief

Nakuru is mapped here through verified geographic facts and source-linked daily data. Its longer editorial profile is in the enrichment queue.

02 · History