Lodwar Weather in December
Lodwar in December
The short of it: Lodwar in December averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 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 36° · low 22° · rain 18 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Lodwar brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 22°, with about 18 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lodwar runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Lokichar, 82 km to the S, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Lodwar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 14 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LokicharTurkana County | 82 km S | 33° | 19° | 28 mm |
| KakumaTurkana County | 105 km NW | 35° | 20° | 20 mm |
| MorotoNorthern Region | 122 km WSW | 30° | 16° | 32 mm |
| LoiyangalaniMarsabit County | 131 km ESE | 34° | 22° | 35 mm |
| AmudatNorthern Region | 149 km SSW | 28° | 15° | 47 mm |
| KainukTurkana County | 150 km S | 31° | 18° | 35 mm |
| KotidoNorthern Region | 163 km W | 31° | 16° | 23 mm |
| North HorrMarsabit County | 165 km E | 35° | 23° | 33 mm |