Mugina weather in December

In December, Mugina sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 92 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mugina's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mugina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Mugina is sector and town in Southern Province, Rwanda.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mugina reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Mugina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°7715.412.15.7
Feb26° / 15°7714.612.15.5
Mar26° / 15°10521124.9
Apr25° / 15°13724124.4
May25° / 15°8315.911.95.9
Jun25° / 15°142.711.97.7
Jul26° / 15°40.811.98.0
Aug26° / 16°24411.97.3
Sep26° / 15°5410.3126.3
Oct26° / 15°11718.6125.2
Nov25° / 15°13022.612.14.6
Dec25° / 15°9218.212.15.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21882
31882
41981
52080
62080
72179
82278
92377
102377
112476
122674
132674
142773
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203070
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232872
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282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mugina gets around 92 mm of rain over 18.2 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 58% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
371
470
569
668
766
865
963
1062
1160
1259
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1456
1556
1655
1754
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1954
2053
2153
2253
2353
2453
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2652
2752
2851
2951
3051
3151

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
106337
206337
316336
416336
516336
616435
726335
826335
926434
1036334
1136433
1236433
1336532
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2646432
2746432
2846333
2946234
3046135
3146135

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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 5:47 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:475:53
212.15:475:54
312.15:475:54
412.15:485:55
512.15:485:55
612.15:485:55
712.15:495:56
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912.15:505:57
1012.15:505:57
1112.15:515:58
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1312.15:515:59
1412.15:525:59
1512.15:526:00
1612.15:536:00
1712.15:536:00
1812.15:546:01
1912.15:546:01
2012.15:556:02
2112.15:556:02
2212.15:566:03
2312.15:566:03
2412.15:566:04
2512.15:576:04
2612.15:576:05
2712.15:586:05
2812.15:586:06
2912.15:596:06
3012.15:596:07
3112.16:006:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mugina?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mugina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mugina in December

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

In December, Mugina sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mugina 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 Mugina peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mugina 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 Mugina is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³May 966 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mugina?

Mugina sits at 2.1°S, 29.9°E, 1,526 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 16 km away.

Kamuhanda / RuyenziGitaramaRuhangoKigaliNyamataMuhangaShyorongiNdera

Topography around Mugina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mugina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 1,476 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,085 m.

The land around Mugina is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
507 m
80 km
2,085 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 16 km · Gitarama 21 km · Ruhango 21 km · Kigali 22 km · Nyamata 25 km · Muhanga 28 km · Shyorongi 28 km · Ndera 31 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Mugina (-2.1057°, 29.9417°, elevation 1,526 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).