Malindi Weather in December
Malindi in December
The short of it: Malindi in December averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 36 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Malindi an average December high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 36 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 30°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Malindi runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Watamu, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Malindi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 43 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatamuKilifi County | 18 km SW | 30° | 22° | 43 mm |
| GongoniKilifi County | 20 km N | 31° | 22° | 39 mm |
| MarereniKilifi County | 40 km N | 32° | 23° | 49 mm |
| KilifiKilifi County | 55 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 43 mm |
| TakaunguKilifi County | 59 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 42 mm |
| VipingoKilifi County | 74 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 52 mm |
| BambaKilifi County | 75 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 72 mm |
| KaloleniKilifi County | 85 km SW | 30° | 22° | 67 mm |