Maralal weather in December

In December, Maralal sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 48 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maralal's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maralal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 48 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:31 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Maralal is town in Samburu County, Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maralal reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
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3	23	14
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26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	24	13
31	24	13

Maralal weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 13°	30	6.3	11.9	7.7
Feb	26° / 14°	23	4.3	12	7.7
Mar	26° / 15°	52	9.2	12	7.0
Apr	25° / 15°	90	14.6	12	6.1
May	25° / 15°	75	9.9	12	7.0
Jun	24° / 14°	86	10.6	12.1	6.8
Jul	23° / 14°	125	14.2	12.1	6.0
Aug	23° / 14°	108	13.1	12	6.3
Sep	24° / 14°	46	5	12	7.9
Oct	24° / 14°	47	9.4	12	7.1
Nov	23° / 14°	83	17.7	12	5.6
Dec	24° / 13°	48	10.5	11.9	7.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	61	63	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maralal gets around 48 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	50	49	48	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	40
10	39
11	37
12	36
13	35
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	26
26	26
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	22	23	24	25	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	43	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58
Comfortable (%)	73	72	71	70	69	69	67	66	65	64	62	62	60	59	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	73	5
2	23	72	5
3	24	71	5
4	25	70	5
5	26	69	5
6	27	69	4
7	29	67	4
8	30	66	4
9	32	65	3
10	33	64	3
11	35	62	3
12	36	62	2
13	38	60	2
14	39	59	2
15	41	57	2
16	42	56	2
17	43	55	2
18	45	53	2
19	46	52	2
20	47	51	2
21	48	50	2
22	49	49	2
23	50	48	2
24	51	47	2
25	52	46	2
26	53	45	2
27	54	44	2
28	55	43	2
29	56	42	2
30	57	41	2
31	58	40	2

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:25	6:21
2	11.9	6:25	6:22
3	11.9	6:26	6:22
4	11.9	6:26	6:22
5	11.9	6:26	6:23
6	11.9	6:27	6:23
7	11.9	6:27	6:24
8	11.9	6:28	6:24
9	11.9	6:28	6:24
10	11.9	6:29	6:25
11	11.9	6:29	6:25
12	11.9	6:29	6:26
13	11.9	6:30	6:26
14	11.9	6:30	6:27
15	11.9	6:31	6:27
16	11.9	6:31	6:27
17	11.9	6:32	6:28
18	11.9	6:32	6:28
19	11.9	6:33	6:29
20	11.9	6:33	6:29
21	11.9	6:34	6:30
22	11.9	6:34	6:30
23	11.9	6:35	6:31
24	11.9	6:35	6:31
25	11.9	6:35	6:32
26	11.9	6:36	6:32
27	11.9	6:36	6:33
28	11.9	6:37	6:33
29	11.9	6:37	6:34
30	11.9	6:38	6:34
31	11.9	6:38	6:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Maralal?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Maralal for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Maralal in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Maralal sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Maralal in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maralal peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	16	15	13	11	12	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Maralal in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Maralal is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	12	13	15	20	22	17	14	11	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Maralal?

Maralal sits at 1.1°N, 36.7°E, 1,941 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mairo Inya, 123 km away.

Topography around Maralal

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maralal.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maralal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 1,984 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Maralal is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), shrubs (35%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

280 m

grassland 45%

16 km

1,168 m

grassland 40%

80 km

2,335 m

shrubs 51%

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← November Maralal year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Mairo Inya 123 km · Nyahururu 123 km · Kabarnet 126 km · Nanyuki 128 km · Isiolo 128 km · Iten 141 km · Upper Gilgil 153 km · Ol Kalou 156 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maralal (1.0967°, 36.6981°, elevation 1,941 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	24	13
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17	24	13
18	24	13
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20	24	13
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22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	24	13
31	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	40
10	39
11	37
12	36
13	35
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	26
26	26
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	73	5
2	23	72	5
3	24	71	5
4	25	70	5
5	26	69	5
6	27	69	4
7	29	67	4
8	30	66	4
9	32	65	3
10	33	64	3
11	35	62	3
12	36	62	2
13	38	60	2
14	39	59	2
15	41	57	2
16	42	56	2
17	43	55	2
18	45	53	2
19	46	52	2
20	47	51	2
21	48	50	2
22	49	49	2
23	50	48	2
24	51	47	2
25	52	46	2
26	53	45	2
27	54	44	2
28	55	43	2
29	56	42	2
30	57	41	2
31	58	40	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	24	13
31	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	40
10	39
11	37
12	36
13	35
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	26
26	26
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	73	5
2	23	72	5
3	24	71	5
4	25	70	5
5	26	69	5
6	27	69	4
7	29	67	4
8	30	66	4
9	32	65	3
10	33	64	3
11	35	62	3
12	36	62	2
13	38	60	2
14	39	59	2
15	41	57	2
16	42	56	2
17	43	55	2
18	45	53	2
19	46	52	2
20	47	51	2
21	48	50	2
22	49	49	2
23	50	48	2
24	51	47	2
25	52	46	2
26	53	45	2
27	54	44	2
28	55	43	2
29	56	42	2
30	57	41	2
31	58	40	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	24	13
31	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	40
10	39
11	37
12	36
13	35
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	31
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	27
24	27
25	26
26	26
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	73	5
2	23	72	5
3	24	71	5
4	25	70	5
5	26	69	5
6	27	69	4
7	29	67	4
8	30	66	4
9	32	65	3
10	33	64	3
11	35	62	3
12	36	62	2
13	38	60	2
14	39	59	2
15	41	57	2
16	42	56	2
17	43	55	2
18	45	53	2
19	46	52	2
20	47	51	2
21	48	50	2
22	49	49	2
23	50	48	2
24	51	47	2
25	52	46	2
26	53	45	2
27	54	44	2
28	55	43	2
29	56	42	2
30	57	41	2
31	58	40	2