Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakuru weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the joint 7th 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 Nakuru: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Naivasha (60 km away). In December its highs average 22.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Nakuru, with 119 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Nakuru ranks 28th of 37 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Nakuru is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 19 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
Nakuru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 19 | 3.8 | 12.112 h |
| February | 26.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 17 | 2.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 26.4°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 48 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 104 | 12.9 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.3°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 68 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 9.6 | 12.112 h |
| July | 21.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 55 | 11.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 21.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 72 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 23.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 51 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 23.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 87 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.4°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 92 | 14.6 | 12.112 h |
| December, selected | 23.1°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 38 | 7.3 | 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
- Naivasha in DecemberKenya · 60 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 119 mm rain
- Nyeri in DecemberKenya · 98 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 181 mm rain
- Limuru in DecemberKenya · 110 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Nanyuki in DecemberKenya · 117 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 62 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in DecemberKenya · 123 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Kikuyu in DecemberKenya · 123 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 47 mm rain
- Eldoret in DecemberKenya · 128 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in DecemberKenya · 131 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 55 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 Nakuru) is explained once on the Nakuru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.