Nairobi Weather in December
Nairobi in December
The short of it: Nairobi in December averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 90 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Nairobi an average December high of 26°, a low of 15° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Nairobi runs about middling and about as wet in December. Pumwani, 3 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Nairobi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 43 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PumwaniNairobi County | 3 km E | 26° | 15° | 83 mm |
| Imara Daima EstateNairobi County | 8 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 74 mm |
| KiambuKiambu County | 13 km N | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Lang'ataNairobi County | 13 km SW | 25° | 14° | 91 mm |
| KaruriKiambu County | 14 km NNW | 25° | 13° | 92 mm |
| Ongata RongaiKajiado County | 14 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 83 mm |
| KawaidaKiambu County | 16 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 92 mm |
| TingangaKiambu County | 17 km N | 25° | 13° | 93 mm |