Weather in Nairobi in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in December
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +26°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in December?
Nairobi is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Nairobi:
Climate in Nairobi in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +10°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 77 mm | 45 mm | 33 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 73% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 22 | 18 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +24°C to +25°C during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 77 mm to 45 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 0 to 2.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nairobi is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 199 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 920 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nairobi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.