Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In December its highs average 29.6°C, 4.2°C cooler than Lodwar, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Lodwar is 7.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 12 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
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 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
- Kotido in DecemberUganda · 163 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Kitale in DecemberKenya · 243 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 71 mm rain
- Eldoret in DecemberKenya · 291 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Lira in DecemberUganda · 315 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 18.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Kakamega in DecemberKenya · 329 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 136 mm rain
- Busia in DecemberKenya · 339 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 142 mm rain
- Khwisero in DecemberKenya · 346 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Gulu in DecemberUganda · 368 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 30 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 Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.