Mbale Weather in December
Mbale in December
The short of it: Mbale in December averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 108 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Mbale an average December high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 108 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 108 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and July.
Against its neighbours, Mbale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Majengo, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Mbale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MajengoVihiga County | 4 km S | 27° | 15° | 108 mm |
| ChavakaliVihiga County | 4 km NNE | 27° | 15° | 102 mm |
| SeremVihiga County | 15 km E | 26° | 14° | 100 mm |
| KhayegaKakamega County | 15 km NNE | 27° | 15° | 82 mm |
| LuandaVihiga County | 16 km WSW | 27° | 15° | 113 mm |
| MasenoKisumu County | 17 km SW | 28° | 16° | 110 mm |
| KhwiseroKakamega County | 17 km NW | 28° | 16° | 96 mm |
| YalaSiaya County | 21 km W | 28° | 16° | 109 mm |