Luputa weather in December

In December, Luputa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 194 mm of rain across 26.7 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 28°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 Luputa's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luputa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 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 Luputa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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 Luputa

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.

Luputa 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° / 20°18625.112.43.6
Feb29° / 20°15621.112.23.6
Mar29° / 20°18324.4123.5
Apr30° / 20°13719.611.83.9
May31° / 20°265.111.74.9
Jun32° / 19°30.511.65.0
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.0
Aug32° / 20°173.811.84.7
Sep31° / 20°9316.1123.9
Oct29° / 20°15824.312.23.5
Nov28° / 20°18525.912.33.4
Dec28° / 20°19426.712.43.6

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
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12793
13793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Luputa gets around 194 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
489
589
688
788
888
988
1088
1188
1287
1387
1487
1586
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2784
2884
2984
3084
3184

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10982
20982
30982
40982
50982
60991
70991
80991
90991
100991
110991
120991
130991
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251981
261972
271972
281972
291972
301972
311963

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 4 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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134calm
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154calm
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314calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:036:27
212.46:046:27
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412.46:046:28
512.46:056:28
612.46:056:29
712.46:056:29
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1112.46:076:31
1212.46:076:32
1312.46:086:32
1412.46:086:33
1512.46:096:33
1612.46:096:34
1712.46:096:34
1812.46:106:35
1912.46:106:35
2012.46:116:36
2112.46:116:36
2212.46:126:37
2312.46:126:37
2412.46:136:38
2512.46:136:38
2612.46:146:39
2712.46:146:39
2812.46:156:39
2912.46:156:40
3012.46:166:40
3112.46:166:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Luputa

In seasonPeak

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

Luputa's rainy season runs September–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 Luputa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luputa.

What to pack for Luputa in December

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

In December, Luputa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luputa 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 Luputa peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luputa 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 Luputa 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 Luputa?

Luputa sits at 7.2°S, 23.7°E, 879 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mwene-Ditu, 32 km away.

Kabeya-KamwangaKabindaKananga

Topography around Luputa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luputa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Luputa is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Mwene-Ditu 32 km · Gandajika 54 km · Kanyama 65 km · Miabi 110 km · Mbuji-Mayi 115 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 138 km · Kabinda 143 km · Kananga 200 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 Luputa (-7.1618°, 23.7006°, elevation 879 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).