Engineer Weather in December
Engineer in December
The short of it: Engineer in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 72 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Engineer an average December high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Engineer runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Ndunyu Njeru, 7 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Engineer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 47 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndunyu NjeruNyandarua County | 7 km NNW | 20° | 7° | 68 mm |
| South KinangopNyandarua County | 16 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| NaivashaNakuru County | 20 km SW | 25° | 10° | 52 mm |
| GilgilNakuru County | 31 km WNW | 25° | 9° | 42 mm |
| KijabeNakuru County | 38 km S | 22° | 9° | 94 mm |
| KangareMurang'A | 40 km ESE | 23° | 11° | 112 mm |
| OthayaNyeri County | 40 km E | 23° | 11° | 83 mm |
| MaiNakuru County | 42 km S | 23° | 10° | 86 mm |