Kiirua Weather in December
Kiirua in December
The short of it: Kiirua in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 105 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & August
Thirty years of records give Kiirua an average December high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 105 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 6th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and August.
Against its neighbours, Kiirua runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Meru, 14 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Kiirua, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 201 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeruMeru County | 14 km SE | 24° | 13° | 138 mm |
| NkubuMeru County | 24 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 146 mm |
| IsioloIsiolo County | 26 km N | 29° | 16° | 72 mm |
| MitunguuMeru County | 36 km SE | 28° | 16° | 108 mm |
| TimauMeru County | 36 km W | 22° | 9° | 54 mm |
| ChogoriaTharaka - Nithi | 40 km S | 25° | 14° | 132 mm |
| MauaMeru County | 44 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 149 mm |
| LareMeru County | 48 km ENE | 24° | 13° | 132 mm |