Climate averages 1991–2020
Naivasha weather
in December.
A warm, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Naivasha: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 119 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes December a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 10 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limuru (50 km away). In December its highs average 21.0°C, 1.3°C cooler than Naivasha, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Naivasha ranks 31st of 37 for the warmest December highs and 30th of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Naivasha is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 119 mm to 82 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
Naivasha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 62 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 121 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 181 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 70 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| July | 19.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 36 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 19.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 50 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 53 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 161 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| December, selected | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 119 | 12.9 | 12.212 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
- Limuru in DecemberKenya · 50 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Nakuru in DecemberKenya · 60 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in DecemberKenya · 63 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Kikuyu in DecemberKenya · 65 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 47 mm rain
- Nyeri in DecemberKenya · 66 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 181 mm rain
- Ngong in DecemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 47 mm rain
- Ruiru in DecemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Nairobi in DecemberKenya · 76 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 47 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 Naivasha) is explained once on the Naivasha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.