Kimpese weather in December

In December, Kimpese sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 180 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Kimpese's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimpese's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 180 mm; 24.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:49 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Kimpese is place in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kimpese reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How December really feels in Kimpese

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kimpese weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	141	20.2	12.3	3.7
Feb	30° / 22°	103	16.3	12.2	3.7
Mar	31° / 22°	130	19.3	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 22°	176	22.7	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 21°	69	13.5	11.8	4.8
Jun	28° / 19°	2	0.3	11.7	7.6
Jul	27° / 18°	0	0.1	11.7	7.8
Aug	27° / 19°	3	0.9	11.8	7.4
Sep	28° / 20°	11	3.4	12	6.3
Oct	30° / 22°	75	13.5	12.1	4.5
Nov	30° / 22°	179	23.5	12.3	3.3
Dec	29° / 22°	180	24.7	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kimpese gets around 180 mm of rain over 24.7 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 79% and peaks near 80% 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 (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	75

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14
Oppressive (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

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.

	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	5	5	5
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	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	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 5:43 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 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)	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	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
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:43	6:01
2	12.3	5:43	6:01
3	12.3	5:44	6:02
4	12.3	5:44	6:02
5	12.3	5:44	6:03
6	12.3	5:45	6:03
7	12.3	5:45	6:04
8	12.3	5:45	6:04
9	12.3	5:46	6:05
10	12.3	5:46	6:05
11	12.3	5:47	6:06
12	12.3	5:47	6:06
13	12.3	5:48	6:07
14	12.3	5:48	6:07
15	12.3	5:48	6:08
16	12.3	5:49	6:08
17	12.3	5:49	6:09
18	12.3	5:50	6:09
19	12.3	5:50	6:09
20	12.3	5:51	6:10
21	12.3	5:51	6:10
22	12.3	5:52	6:11
23	12.3	5:52	6:11
24	12.3	5:53	6:12
25	12.3	5:53	6:12
26	12.3	5:53	6:13
27	12.3	5:54	6:13
28	12.3	5:54	6:14
29	12.3	5:55	6:14
30	12.3	5:55	6:15
31	12.3	5:56	6:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kimpese

In seasonPeak

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

Kimpese's rainy season runs November–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 Kimpese?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kimpese.

What to pack for Kimpese in December

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

In December, Kimpese sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kimpese 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 Kimpese peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (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	13	8	7	6	6	10	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Kimpese 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 Kimpese is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 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)	16	18	18	17	27	42	62	60	41	21	13	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	62	Unhealthy
Aug	60	Unhealthy
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kimpese?

Kimpese sits at 5.6°S, 14.4°E, 326 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 58 km away.

Topography around Kimpese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimpese has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m.

The land around Kimpese is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

205 m

grassland 49%

16 km

503 m

grassland 74%

80 km

920 m

grassland 70%

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

December weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 58 km · Cuímba 66 km · Mbanza Kongo 81 km · Inkisi 84 km · Kenge 89 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Matadi 112 km · Kasangulu 136 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 Kimpese (-5.5615°, 14.4316°, elevation 326 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	79
25	79
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	76
30	76
31	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	14	86