Moroto Weather in December
Moroto in December
The short of it: Moroto in December averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 16° · rain 32 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Moroto an average December high of 30°, a low of 16° and some 32 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 30°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Moroto runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Amudat, 72 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Moroto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmudatNorthern Region | 72 km SSE | 28° | 15° | 47 mm |
| KotidoNorthern Region | 77 km NW | 31° | 16° | 23 mm |
| LokicharTurkana County | 111 km E | 33° | 19° | 28 mm |
| AbimNorthern Region | 112 km W | 29° | 16° | 34 mm |
| LodwarTurkana County | 122 km ENE | 36° | 22° | 18 mm |
| KainukTurkana County | 126 km SE | 31° | 18° | 35 mm |
| KapchorwaEastern Region | 128 km S | 26° | 13° | 35 mm |
| KakumaTurkana County | 133 km N | 35° | 20° | 20 mm |