Climate averages 1991–2020
Eldoret weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Eldoret: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kitale (62 km away). In December its highs average 21.1°C, 1.9°C cooler than Eldoret, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Eldoret ranks 29th of 37 for the warmest December highs and joint 22nd of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Eldoret is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 65 mm to 49 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
Eldoret climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.2°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 49 | 7.1 | 12.112 h |
| February | 25.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 45 | 5.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 97 | 10.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 195 | 19.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 22.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 245 | 21.5 | 12.112 h |
| June | 21.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 226 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 250 | 27.3 | 12.112 h |
| August | 20.6°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 304 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 199 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.2°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 171 | 17.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 122 | 12.9 | 12.112 h |
| December, selected | 23.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 65 | 7.6 | 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
- Kitale in DecemberKenya · 62 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 71 mm rain
- Kakamega in DecemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 136 mm rain
- Khwisero in DecemberKenya · 85 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Kisumu in DecemberKenya · 89 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 179 mm rain
- Nakuru in DecemberKenya · 128 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Busia in DecemberKenya · 129 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 142 mm rain
- Kisii in DecemberKenya · 145 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 216 mm rain
- Naivasha in DecemberKenya · 189 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 119 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 Eldoret) is explained once on the Eldoret year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.