Kenya in December
December is Kenya's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 8 destinations average 86/100, led by Nairobi at 91 — 26°C and 8 rainy days — while Malindi is warmer at 37°C and scores 89.
#7 of 12 months for Kenya · 8 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇰🇪 Kenya, month by month
86/100 in DecemberWhere in Kenya in December
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Kenya in December
- Migrant bird season · Nairobi · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)
- Jamhuri Day · Nairobi · 12 Dec
- Lamu Cultural Festival · Lamu · 27 Nov – 4 Dec (usually)
- Festive season peak · Lamu and 6 more places · 18 Dec – 5 Jan
- Whale sharks off the coast · Mombasa · 1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)
- Migrants on Lake Amboseli · Amboseli · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)
- Migratory birds arrive · Watamu · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 4 of Kenya's 5 well-known places this month.