Iten Weather in December
Iten in December
The short of it: Iten in December averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 75 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Iten an average December high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 75 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Iten runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Eldoret, 31 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Iten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 54 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EldoretUasin Gishu County | 31 km WSW | 24° | 12° | 52 mm |
| KabarnetBaringo | 33 km SE | 26° | 14° | 63 mm |
| KapsowarElegeyo-Marakwet | 35 km N | 22° | 11° | 78 mm |
| MatundaUasin Gishu County | 46 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 46 mm |
| KapcheropTrans Nzoia | 46 km NNW | 23° | 10° | 67 mm |
| KessesUasin Gishu County | 46 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 66 mm |
| Moi‘s BridgeUasin Gishu County | 48 km WNW | 26° | 12° | 47 mm |
| Burnt ForestUasin Gishu County | 51 km S | 22° | 10° | 73 mm |