Kalima weather in December

In December, Kalima sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 223 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% 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 Kalima's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 223 mm; 26.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:54 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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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 Kalima reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

Kalima weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	198	24.1	12.3	4.1
Feb	28° / 20°	146	18.6	12.2	4.2
Mar	29° / 20°	169	21.8	12	4.0
Apr	29° / 20°	101	14.8	11.9	4.6
May	31° / 20°	27	5.5	11.8	5.2
Jun	31° / 19°	4	0.8	11.7	5.4
Jul	32° / 19°	1	0.3	11.7	5.4
Aug	32° / 19°	13	2.9	11.8	4.9
Sep	31° / 20°	55	11	12	4.4
Oct	29° / 20°	160	21.4	12.1	4.0
Nov	27° / 20°	242	25.7	12.2	3.8
Dec	27° / 19°	223	26.5	12.3	3.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kalima gets around 223 mm of rain over 26.5 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	82
30	82
31	82

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Muggy (%)	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	91
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	94	6
2	0	94	6
3	0	94	6
4	0	94	6
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	93	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	92	7
13	1	92	7
14	1	92	7
15	1	93	6
16	1	93	6
17	1	93	6
18	1	92	7
19	1	92	7
20	1	92	7
21	1	92	7
22	1	92	7
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	1	91	8
26	1	91	8
27	1	90	9
28	1	90	9
29	1	90	9
30	1	90	9
31	0	91	9

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:48	6:06
2	12.3	5:48	6:06
3	12.3	5:49	6:07
4	12.3	5:49	6:07
5	12.3	5:49	6:08
6	12.3	5:50	6:08
7	12.3	5:50	6:08
8	12.3	5:50	6:09
9	12.3	5:51	6:09
10	12.3	5:51	6:10
11	12.3	5:52	6:10
12	12.3	5:52	6:11
13	12.3	5:53	6:11
14	12.3	5:53	6:12
15	12.3	5:53	6:12
16	12.3	5:54	6:13
17	12.3	5:54	6:13
18	12.3	5:55	6:14
19	12.3	5:55	6:14
20	12.3	5:56	6:15
21	12.3	5:56	6:15
22	12.3	5:57	6:16
23	12.3	5:57	6:16
24	12.3	5:58	6:17
25	12.3	5:58	6:17
26	12.3	5:58	6:18
27	12.3	5:59	6:18
28	12.3	5:59	6:18
29	12.3	6:00	6:19
30	12.3	6:00	6:19
31	12.3	6:01	6:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kalima

In seasonPeak

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

Kalima's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kalima?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalima.

What to pack for Kalima in December

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

In December, Kalima sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kalima 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 Kalima peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	11	9	9	7	11	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kalima 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 Kalima is worst in August — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.8× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	11	8	26	70	70	109	94	21	11	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	26	Moderate
Jun	70	Unhealthy
Jul	70	Unhealthy
Aug	109	Unhealthy
Sep	94	Unhealthy
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kalima?

Kalima sits at 5.5°S, 28.2°E, 755 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nyunzu, 57 km away.

Topography around Kalima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Kalima is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

412 m

trees 43%

80 km

1,016 m

trees 64%

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← November Kalima year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Nyunzu 57 km · Kalemie 120 km · Kongolo 135 km · Kabalo 157 km · Kigoma 170 km · Mwandiga 176 km · Kasongo 208 km · Rumonge 216 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 Kalima (-5.4854°, 28.216°, elevation 755 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	94	6
2	0	94	6
3	0	94	6
4	0	94	6
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	93	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	92	7
13	1	92	7
14	1	92	7
15	1	93	6
16	1	93	6
17	1	93	6
18	1	92	7
19	1	92	7
20	1	92	7
21	1	92	7
22	1	92	7
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	1	91	8
26	1	91	8
27	1	90	9
28	1	90	9
29	1	90	9
30	1	90	9
31	0	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	94	6
2	0	94	6
3	0	94	6
4	0	94	6
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	93	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	92	7
13	1	92	7
14	1	92	7
15	1	93	6
16	1	93	6
17	1	93	6
18	1	92	7
19	1	92	7
20	1	92	7
21	1	92	7
22	1	92	7
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	1	91	8
26	1	91	8
27	1	90	9
28	1	90	9
29	1	90	9
30	1	90	9
31	0	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	94	6
2	0	94	6
3	0	94	6
4	0	94	6
5	0	93	7
6	0	93	7
7	0	93	7
8	0	93	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	92	7
13	1	92	7
14	1	92	7
15	1	93	6
16	1	93	6
17	1	93	6
18	1	92	7
19	1	92	7
20	1	92	7
21	1	92	7
22	1	92	7
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	1	91	8
26	1	91	8
27	1	90	9
28	1	90	9
29	1	90	9
30	1	90	9
31	0	91	9