Moi‘s Bridge weather in December

In December, Moi‘s Bridge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Moi‘s Bridge's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moi‘s Bridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Moi‘s Bridge is town in Kenya.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Moi‘s Bridge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Moi‘s Bridge weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°346127.1
Feb28° / 15°345.3126.4
Mar28° / 15°6510.4125.9
Apr27° / 16°14519.1125.0
May25° / 15°18022125.0
Jun24° / 14°15822125.0
Jul23° / 14°13221.6125.0
Aug24° / 14°16923.4124.9
Sep25° / 14°12717.7125.6
Oct26° / 14°11518.4125.4
Nov26° / 15°9417125.5
Dec27° / 14°458.8126.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44654
54654
64852
74852
84951
95149
105248
115446
125545
135644
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155842
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Moi‘s Bridge gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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438
537
636
735
834
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1032
1132
1231
1330
1429
1529
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1727
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2125
2225
2324
2424
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2722
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3021
3120

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16832
27030
37129
47228
57228
67327
77426
87525
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:316:28
212.06:316:28
312.06:316:29
412.06:326:29
512.06:326:29
612.06:336:30
712.06:336:30
812.06:346:31
912.06:346:31
1012.06:346:31
1112.06:356:32
1212.06:356:32
1312.06:366:33
1412.06:366:33
1512.06:376:34
1611.96:376:34
1711.96:386:35
1811.96:386:35
1911.96:396:36
2011.96:396:36
2111.96:406:36
2211.96:406:37
2311.96:406:37
2411.96:416:38
2511.96:416:38
2611.96:426:39
2711.96:426:39
2811.96:436:40
2912.06:436:40
3012.06:446:41
3112.06:446:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Moi‘s Bridge?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Moi‘s Bridge for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Moi‘s Bridge in December

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

In December, Moi‘s Bridge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moi‘s Bridge 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 Moi‘s Bridge peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moi‘s Bridge 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 Moi‘s Bridge is worst in June — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1963 µg/m³Mar 1140 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May54Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Moi‘s Bridge?

Moi‘s Bridge sits at 0.9°N, 35.1°E, 1,828 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kitale, 21 km away.

Topography around Moi‘s Bridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moi‘s Bridge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moi‘s Bridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,383 m.

The land around Moi‘s Bridge is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (32%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
3,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Kitale 21 km · Kiminini 22 km · Kapenguria 41 km · Eldoret 42 km · Makutano 43 km · Kimilili 46 km · Iten 48 km · Webuye 49 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Moi‘s Bridge (0.8718°, 35.1221°, elevation 1,828 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).