Upper Gilgil Weather in December
Upper Gilgil in December
The short of it: Upper Gilgil in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 62 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Upper Gilgil an average December high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Upper Gilgil runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Dundori, 6 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Upper Gilgil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 47 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DundoriNakuru County | 6 km SW | 22° | 9° | 48 mm |
| Ol Kalau South SettlementNyandarua County | 10 km SE | 21° | 8° | 47 mm |
| Ol KalouNyandarua County | 14 km ESE | 22° | 8° | 40 mm |
| KasukuNyandarua County | 15 km NE | 22° | 8° | 52 mm |
| BahatiNakuru County | 15 km WNW | 23° | 10° | 54 mm |
| Ol Joro OrokNyandarua County | 18 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 64 mm |
| SubukiaNakuru County | 23 km NNW | 23° | 9° | 58 mm |
| NakuruNakuru County | 25 km WSW | 25° | 11° | 56 mm |