Inkisi weather in December

In December, Inkisi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 179 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Inkisi's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inkisi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Inkisi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Inkisi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Inkisi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13422.212.33.9
Feb29° / 21°9917.312.23.9
Mar30° / 21°12819.8123.6
Apr30° / 21°17424.311.93.3
May29° / 21°8215.311.84.8
Jun28° / 19°40.911.77.7
Jul27° / 18°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 19°61.411.87.5
Sep28° / 20°216.1126.2
Oct29° / 21°1161912.14.3
Nov28° / 21°20325.312.23.5
Dec28° / 21°17925.712.33.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31189
41189
51189
61090
71090
81189
91189
101189
111288
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Inkisi gets around 179 mm of rain over 25.7 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 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
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1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1984
2083
2183
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2681
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2880
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3178

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115644
125644
135545
145545
155446
165347
175248
185149
195149
205050
214951
224852
234852
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304852
314852

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:41 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:415:58
212.35:425:58
312.35:425:59
412.35:425:59
512.35:436:00
612.35:436:00
712.35:436:01
812.35:446:01
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1512.35:476:04
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2012.35:496:07
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Inkisi

In seasonPeak

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

Inkisi's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Inkisi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inkisi.

What to pack for Inkisi in December

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

In December, Inkisi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inkisi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Inkisi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Inkisi 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 Inkisi is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1660 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Inkisi?

Inkisi sits at 5.1°S, 15.1°E, 516 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 26 km away.

Cuímba

Topography around Inkisi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inkisi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 532 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m.

The land around Inkisi is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
757 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 26 km · Kasangulu 62 km · Kimpese 84 km · Masina 91 km · Kinshasa 94 km · Brazzaville 99 km · Maquela do Zombo 103 km · Cuímba 120 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Inkisi (-5.1312°, 15.0541°, elevation 516 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).