Karuga Weather in December
Karuga in December
The short of it: Karuga in December averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 69 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Karuga an average December high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 21°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Karuga runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Nyahururu, 8 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Karuga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 36 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NyahururuLaikipia | 8 km E | 21° | 8° | 69 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 11 km WSW | 23° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Mairo InyaNyandarua County | 13 km E | 21° | 8° | 68 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 15 km SSE | 21° | 8° | 64 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 21 km SSE | 22° | 8° | 52 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 27 km SW | 23° | 10° | 54 mm |
| Upper GilgilNyandarua County | 28 km S | 20° | 7° | 62 mm |
| DundoriNakuru County | 33 km S | 22° | 9° | 48 mm |