Climate averages 1991–2020
Wajir weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Wajir: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Garissa (249 km away). In December its highs average 32.8°C, about as warm as Wajir, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Wajir ranks 4th of 37 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 37 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 37 cities is 26.0°C; Wajir is 6.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 9.1 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
Wajir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 9.1 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| February | 35.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 29 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 32.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 35 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 87 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
- Garissa in DecemberKenya · 249 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Mandera in DecemberKenya · 315 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Isiolo in DecemberKenya · 316 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 16.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Meru in DecemberKenya · 327 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 55 mm rain
- Kismayo in DecemberSomalia · 362 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Nanyuki in DecemberKenya · 384 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 62 mm rain
- Negēlē in DecemberEthiopia · 400 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Kaambooni in DecemberSomalia · 413 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 32 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 Wajir) is explained once on the Wajir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.