Mbuji-Mayi weather in December

In December, Mbuji-Mayi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 170 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mbuji-Mayi's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbuji-Mayi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 170 mm; 23.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:11 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mbuji-Mayi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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)	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	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How December really feels in Mbuji-Mayi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Mbuji-Mayi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	140	21.6	12.3	3.6
Feb	30° / 21°	127	19	12.2	3.4
Mar	31° / 21°	179	23.5	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 21°	144	20.1	11.9	3.4
May	32° / 21°	35	6.8	11.7	4.6
Jun	32° / 19°	6	1.1	11.7	5.0
Jul	32° / 19°	2	0.5	11.7	5.0
Aug	32° / 20°	32	6.6	11.8	4.5
Sep	31° / 21°	110	17.1	12	3.8
Oct	30° / 21°	159	24	12.1	3.3
Nov	29° / 21°	183	25.6	12.3	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	170	23.9	12.3	3.5

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Cloudier (%)	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mbuji-Mayi gets around 170 mm of rain over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	72
29	72
30	72
31	72

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 68% 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 (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	68
Oppressive (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

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.

	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
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6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:39 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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	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	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:05	6:25
2	12.3	6:06	6:26
3	12.3	6:06	6:26
4	12.3	6:06	6:27
5	12.3	6:07	6:27
6	12.3	6:07	6:28
7	12.3	6:08	6:28
8	12.3	6:08	6:29
9	12.3	6:08	6:29
10	12.3	6:09	6:30
11	12.3	6:09	6:30
12	12.4	6:09	6:30
13	12.4	6:10	6:31
14	12.4	6:10	6:31
15	12.4	6:11	6:32
16	12.4	6:11	6:32
17	12.4	6:12	6:33
18	12.4	6:12	6:33
19	12.4	6:13	6:34
20	12.4	6:13	6:34
21	12.4	6:13	6:35
22	12.4	6:14	6:35
23	12.4	6:14	6:36
24	12.4	6:15	6:36
25	12.4	6:15	6:37
26	12.4	6:16	6:37
27	12.4	6:16	6:38
28	12.4	6:17	6:38
29	12.4	6:17	6:38
30	12.4	6:18	6:39
31	12.4	6:18	6:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.18 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
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25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mbuji-Mayi

In seasonPeak

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

Mbuji-Mayi'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 Mbuji-Mayi?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbuji-Mayi.

What to pack for Mbuji-Mayi in December

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

In December, Mbuji-Mayi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbuji-Mayi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbuji-Mayi peaks around March 19 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)	12	12	15	14	10	8	6	6	12	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Mbuji-Mayi 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 Mbuji-Mayi is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 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)	28	32	27	27	46	66	104	104	43	29	24	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	46	Poor
Jun	66	Unhealthy
Jul	104	Unhealthy
Aug	104	Unhealthy
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbuji-Mayi?

Mbuji-Mayi sits at 6.1°S, 23.6°E, 621 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 24 km away.

Topography around Mbuji-Mayi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuji-Mayi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m.

The land around Mbuji-Mayi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

300 m

grassland 70%

80 km

490 m

grassland 59%

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

December weather nearby: Miabi 24 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 40 km · Gandajika 79 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 99 km · Luputa 115 km · Lusambo 130 km · Kananga 132 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 Mbuji-Mayi (-6.136°, 23.5898°, elevation 621 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	72
29	72
30	72
31	72

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	72
29	72
30	72
31	72

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	79
14	78
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	72
29	72
30	72
31	72

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	68	32