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'''Kitale''' is an agricultural town in northern Rift Valley ] situated between ] and the ] at an elevation of around {{convert|1,900|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.africapedia.com/THE-40-HIGHEST-TOWNS-AND-CITIES-IN-AFRICA |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317091540/http://www.africapedia.com/THE-40-HIGHEST-TOWNS-AND-CITIES-IN-AFRICA |archive-date=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its population is 106,187 as of 2009.<ref name="OpenData Kenya"/> Kitale is the headquarter town of ]. Kitale is reachable by air through ]. The postal code for Kitale is 30200.<ref>https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/38212-postal-codes-list-all-postal-codes-kenya</ref> '''Kitale''' is an agricultural town in northern Rift Valley ] situated between ] and the ] at an elevation of around {{convert|1,900|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.africapedia.com/THE-40-HIGHEST-TOWNS-AND-CITIES-IN-AFRICA |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317091540/http://www.africapedia.com/THE-40-HIGHEST-TOWNS-AND-CITIES-IN-AFRICA |archive-date=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its population is 106,187 as of 2009.<ref name="OpenData Kenya"/> Kitale is the headquarter town of ]. Kitale is reachable by air through ]. The postal code for Kitale is 30200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/38212-postal-codes-list-all-postal-codes-kenya|title = List of All Postal Codes in Kenya}}</ref>
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The ] is located at Kitale. It is a ] and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stoneham in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/19/25/ |title=About Kenyan Museums |publisher=Kenyan Museums |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111021342/http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/19/25/ |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2008-01-05 }}</ref> Just next to the museum there is a demonstration farm with agroforestry practices run by a Swedish non-governmental organisation called . The ] is located at Kitale. It is a ] and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stoneham in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/19/25/ |title=About Kenyan Museums |publisher=Kenyan Museums |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111021342/http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/19/25/ |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2008-01-05 }}</ref> Just next to the museum there is a demonstration farm with agroforestry practices run by a Swedish non-governmental organisation called .

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Municipality in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
Kitale
Municipality
Nickname: KTL
Kitale is located in KenyaKitaleKitaleLocation in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°01′N 35°00′E / 1.017°N 35.000°E / 1.017; 35.000
Country Kenya
CountyTrans-Nzoia County
Elevation1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Population
 • Total162,174
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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). Its population is 106,187 as of 2009. Kitale is the headquarter town of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is reachable by air through Kitale Airport. The postal code for Kitale is 30200.

Downtown Kitale

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. 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)
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1961–1990), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)

References

  1. ^ "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. population statistics
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "List of All Postal Codes in Kenya".
  5. "About Kenyan Museums". Kenyan Museums. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  6. "Kitale Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. "Klimatafel von Kitale / Kenia" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. "Station Kitale" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
Kenya First- and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya
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Principal cities
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1°01′N 35°00′E / 1.017°N 35.000°E / 1.017; 35.000

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