Tshela weather in December

In December, Tshela sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 225 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 0% 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 Tshela's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tshela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:56 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Tshela is place in Kongo Central, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tshela reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°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)
12922
22922
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42922
52822
62822
72822
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How December really feels in Tshela

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.

Tshela weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°18224.812.33.5
Feb29° / 22°1482112.23.5
Mar30° / 23°15222.7123.4
Apr30° / 23°18323.311.93.3
May28° / 22°8616.511.84.8
Jun26° / 19°71.611.77.5
Jul25° / 18°41.111.77.8
Aug25° / 18°82.511.87.3
Sep26° / 20°176.1126.6
Oct28° / 22°8317.812.14.6
Nov29° / 22°18625.612.23.4
Dec29° / 22°22526.912.33.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
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26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tshela gets around 225 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
786
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2487
2587
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085
3185

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15950
25950
34960
44960
54960
63970
73970
83970
92980
102980
112980
122980
132980
142980
152980
162980
172980
182980
192980
202980
212980
223970
233970
243970
253970
264960
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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45calm
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65calm
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85calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:50 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:506:06
212.35:506:06
312.35:516:07
412.35:516:07
512.35:516:08
612.35:526:08
712.35:526:09
812.35:526:09
912.35:536:10
1012.35:536:10
1112.35:546:11
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1312.35:546:12
1412.35:556:12
1512.35:556:13
1612.35:566:13
1712.35:566:13
1812.35:576:14
1912.35:576:14
2012.35:586:15
2112.35:586:15
2212.35:586:16
2312.35:596:16
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3112.36:036:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
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94.2Bright
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184.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tshela

In seasonPeak

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

Tshela'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 Tshela?

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

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tshela.

What to pack for Tshela in December

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

In December, Tshela sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tshela 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 Tshela peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Tshela 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 Tshela is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1431 µg/m³Nov 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tshela?

Tshela sits at 5.0°S, 12.9°E, 163 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Belize, 44 km away.

Topography around Tshela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tshela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around Tshela is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
877 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Belize 44 km · Buco Zau 51 km · Dolisie 94 km · Boma 96 km · Kayes 96 km · Nkayi 98 km · Loudima 99 km · Cabinda 104 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 Tshela (-4.9971°, 12.9484°, elevation 163 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).