Climate averages 1991–2020
Mandera weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th 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 Mandera: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baidoa (219 km away). In December its highs average 32.6°C, 1.3°C cooler than Mandera, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Mandera ranks 1st of 37 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Mandera is 7.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 1.9 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
Mandera climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| February | 36.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 36.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 15 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 91 | 13.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 34 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 33.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.312 h |
| August | 33.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 72 | 9.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 68 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 33.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 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
- Baidoa in DecemberSomalia · 219 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Negēlē in DecemberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Wajir in DecemberKenya · 315 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Marka in DecemberSomalia · 407 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Mogadishu in DecemberSomalia · 441 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Dīla in DecemberEthiopia · 479 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Kismayo in DecemberSomalia · 484 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in DecemberEthiopia · 493 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 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 Mandera) is explained once on the Mandera year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.