Embu Weather in December
Embu in December
The short of it: Embu in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 87 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Embu an average December high of 25°, a low of 14° and some 87 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Embu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kianyaga, 13 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Embu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 183 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KianyagaKirinyaga County | 13 km WNW | 25° | 13° | 82 mm |
| KimbimbiKirinyaga County | 14 km SW | 27° | 15° | 72 mm |
| KutusKirinyaga County | 15 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 71 mm |
| RunyenjesEmbu County | 18 km NE | 25° | 14° | 99 mm |
| WanguruKirinyaga County | 20 km SW | 27° | 16° | 68 mm |
| KerugoyaKirinyaga County | 20 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 76 mm |
| SiakagoEmbu County | 21 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| KagioKirinyaga County | 24 km WSW | 27° | 15° | 64 mm |