Boane weather in December

In December, Boane sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Boane's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:58 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Boane reaches about 30°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 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Boane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 11 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
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boane weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°11511.913.44.7
Feb30° / 22°9310.812.94.7
Mar30° / 21°7310.212.25.3
Apr28° / 19°406.411.46.8
May27° / 16°192.810.78.2
Jun26° / 14°91.810.48.8
Jul25° / 14°9210.58.8
Aug26° / 15°132.211.18.4
Sep28° / 17°273.411.87.7
Oct28° / 18°516.712.66.8
Nov29° / 20°9510.113.35.5
Dec30° / 21°1131113.65.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
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143961
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315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Boane gets around 113 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1272943190
2272944190
3172845190
4162746190
5162747190
6162648190
7152549200
8152549200
9142450210
10142350220
11142350230
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13032249250
14032249260
15032148280
16022147290
17022047310
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21011744380
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 36 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 4:55 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:556:26
213.54:556:27
313.54:556:27
413.54:556:28
513.64:556:29
613.64:566:29
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1113.64:576:33
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Boane

In seasonPeak

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

Boane sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Boane's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Boane?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Boane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boane in December

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

In December, Boane sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Boane in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Boane in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boane peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Boane 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 Boane is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1142 µg/m³Jan 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep30Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boane?

Boane sits at 26.0°S, 32.3°E, 30 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Matola, 16 km away.

Topography around Boane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m.

The land around Boane is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
794 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Matola 16 km · Maputo 27 km · Kamaqhekeza 62 km · Ressano Garcia 75 km · Komatipoort 77 km · Driekoppies 86 km · Manhiça 86 km · Schoemansdal 90 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Boane (-26.0424°, 32.3303°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).