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Sosian in December

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Sosian is warm: highs near 78°F, lows near 56°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 6 minutes.December in Sosian is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 13°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 6 minutes.

High
78°F26°Caverage
Low
56°F13°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 27% of days
Daylight
12h 06mon average

Is December a good time to visit Sosian?

Yes. December is one of Sosian's best months (September to October, or December to February).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 78°F in December, against 76°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in December, against 24°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

27% of days in December, against 14% to 52% through the year.

Cloud cover

61% cover in December, against 56% to 73% through the year.

Daylight

12h 06m in December, against 12h 06m to 12h 09m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November77°25°low 57°low 14°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. December78°26°low 56°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January80°27°low 56°low 13°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Sosian sits, in December

Africa/Nairobi
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
6:25 AMsets 6:31 PM
Above the sea
1,759 mhigh country
Latitude
0.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Nairobi192 km south

The land around Sosian, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Kenya in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Sosian

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sosian. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,759 m) against the climate model's (1,816 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,759 m) against the climate model's (1,816 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.