Narok weather in December

In December, Narok sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 143 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Narok's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Narok is city 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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Narok reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)Avg low (°C)
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52313
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112412
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Narok weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°14011.212.16.7
Feb25° / 13°857.9126.9
Mar25° / 13°15011.9126.5
Apr23° / 14°13115.5125.7
May22° / 13°7412.8126.2
Jun21° / 12°358.711.96.5
Jul21° / 12°15411.97.0
Aug22° / 12°245.6127.0
Sep23° / 12°285.6127.4
Oct24° / 13°406.9127.3
Nov23° / 13°12614.8125.9
Dec24° / 12°14312.512.16.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94258
104357
114357
124555
134555
144555
154555
164654
174654
184654
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224654
234753
244654
254654
264654
274753
284654
294654
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Narok gets around 143 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
744
844
944
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1840
1940
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
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217129
227129
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267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 6:28 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:256:28
212.16:256:28
312.16:256:29
412.16:266:29
512.16:266:30
612.16:266:30
712.16:276:30
812.16:276:31
912.16:286:31
1012.16:286:32
1112.16:296:32
1212.16:296:33
1312.16:296:33
1412.16:306:34
1512.16:306:34
1612.16:316:35
1712.16:316:35
1812.16:326:35
1912.16:326:36
2012.16:336:36
2112.16:336:37
2212.16:346:37
2312.16:346:38
2412.16:356:38
2512.16:356:39
2612.16:356:39
2712.16:366:40
2812.16:366:40
2912.16:376:41
3012.16:376:41
3112.16:386:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
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135.9Bright
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155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Narok

In seasonPeak

In December, Narok sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Narok's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Narok?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Narok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narok in December

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

In December, Narok sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Narok 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 Narok 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Narok 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 Narok is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJun 2047 µg/m³Oct 936 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Narok?

Narok sits at 1.1°S, 35.9°E, 1,881 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Naivasha, 75 km away.

NaivashaMaai MahiuMaiGilgilNjoroLimuruElburgonNakuru

Topography around Narok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Narok is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Naivasha 75 km · Maai Mahiu 80 km · Mai 80 km · Gilgil 81 km · Njoro 84 km · Limuru 86 km · Elburgon 87 km · Nakuru 89 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 Narok (-1.0808°, 35.8711°, elevation 1,881 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).