Climate averages 1991–2020
Busia weather
in December.
A warm, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Busia: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 142 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes December a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khwisero (63 km away). In December its highs average 25.6°C, 0.8°C cooler than Busia, with 137 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Busia ranks 14th of 37 for the warmest December highs and 33rd of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Busia is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 142 mm to 111 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Busia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 111 | 14.9 | 12.112 h |
| February | 28.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 110 | 14.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 216 | 22.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 291 | 27.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 25.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 276 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 25.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 177 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| July | 25.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 134 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 25.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 168 | 23.9 | 12.112 h |
| September | 26.4°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 181 | 25.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 220 | 27.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 210 | 24.1 | 12.112 h |
| December, selected | 26.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 142 | 19.2 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Khwisero in DecemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Kakamega in DecemberKenya · 74 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 136 mm rain
- Kisumu in DecemberKenya · 96 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 179 mm rain
- Njeru in DecemberUganda · 104 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 153 mm rain
- Kitale in DecemberKenya · 117 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 71 mm rain
- Eldoret in DecemberKenya · 129 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Lugazi in DecemberUganda · 131 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 176 mm rain
- Kisii in DecemberKenya · 146 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 216 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Busia) is explained once on the Busia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.