Kanyama weather in December

In December, Kanyama sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 201 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kanyama's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanyama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kanyama is City of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kanyama 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 25°C and 29°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 Kanyama

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.

Kanyama weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°18324.212.44.1
Feb28° / 19°15520.612.24.0
Mar29° / 20°19024.612.13.7
Apr29° / 20°13218.811.84.1
May31° / 20°224.411.75.1
Jun32° / 19°20.411.65.1
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.1
Aug32° / 20°133.411.84.7
Sep30° / 19°9016.6124.0
Oct28° / 19°16825.212.23.7
Nov28° / 19°1992712.33.6
Dec27° / 19°20126.612.43.8

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 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
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11694
12694
13793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kanyama gets around 201 mm of rain over 26.6 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
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790
890
989
1089
1189
1288
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1488
1587
1687
1786
1886
1985
2085
2184
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2582
2681
2781
2881
2980
3080
3180

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

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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1201000
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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34calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 6:01 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:016:25
212.46:016:26
312.46:016:26
412.46:026:27
512.46:026:27
612.46:026:28
712.46:036:28
812.46:036:29
912.46:046:29
1012.46:046:30
1112.46:046:30
1212.46:056:31
1312.46:056:31
1412.46:066:32
1512.46:066:32
1612.46:066:33
1712.46:076:33
1812.46:076:33
1912.46:086:34
2012.46:086:34
2112.46:096:35
2212.46:096:35
2312.46:106:36
2412.46:106:36
2512.46:116:37
2612.46:116:37
2712.46:126:38
2812.46:126:38
2912.46:136:39
3012.46:136:39
3112.46:146:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kanyama

In seasonPeak

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

Kanyama'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 Kanyama?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanyama.

What to pack for Kanyama in December

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanyama 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 Kanyama peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kanyama 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 Kanyama is worst in August — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14142 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul102Unhealthy
Aug149Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanyama?

Kanyama sits at 7.5°S, 24.2°E, 892 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luputa, 65 km away.

KabindaKaminaMbuji-MayiMiabiKabeya-Kamwanga

Topography around Kanyama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanyama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m.

The land around Kanyama is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
513 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Luputa 65 km · Gandajika 89 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 157 km · Kamina 163 km · Mbuji-Mayi 167 km · Miabi 168 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 197 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 Kanyama (-7.5167°, 24.174°, elevation 892 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).