Climate averages 1991–2020
Kakamega weather
in December.
A warm, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Kakamega: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 136 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes December a wet month (the 7th 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 (22 km away). In December its highs average 25.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Kakamega, with 137 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Kakamega ranks 15th of 37 for the warmest December highs and 31st of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Kakamega is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 136 mm to 92 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
Kakamega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 92 | 13.2 | 12.112 h |
| February | 28.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 74 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| March | 27.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 149 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 235 | 26.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.7°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 194 | 26.8 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 105 | 21.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 99 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 106 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| September | 25.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 104 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 171 | 25.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 202 | 23.7 | 12.112 h |
| December, selected | 26.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 136 | 18.2 | 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 · 22 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Kisumu in DecemberKenya · 43 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 179 mm rain
- Eldoret in DecemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Busia in DecemberKenya · 74 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 142 mm rain
- Kitale in DecemberKenya · 86 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 71 mm rain
- Kisii in DecemberKenya · 107 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 216 mm rain
- Migori in DecemberKenya · 153 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.4°C · 169 mm rain
- Nakuru in DecemberKenya · 161 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 38 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 Kakamega) is explained once on the Kakamega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.