Rangiro weather in December

In December, Rangiro sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 430 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Rangiro's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rangiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 430 mm; 27.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:55 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; 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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Rangiro reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
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22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

Rangiro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 13°	344	27.2	12.1	3.9
Feb	22° / 13°	289	23.7	12.1	4.0
Mar	22° / 13°	457	27.7	12	3.8
Apr	22° / 14°	602	26.9	11.9	3.7
May	22° / 13°	274	19.1	11.9	5.1
Jun	22° / 12°	56	6.4	11.9	6.9
Jul	22° / 12°	18	2.4	11.9	7.6
Aug	23° / 13°	60	5.9	11.9	7.2
Sep	23° / 13°	164	13.9	12	5.9
Oct	22° / 14°	413	24.2	12.1	4.3
Nov	22° / 13°	528	27	12.1	3.7
Dec	22° / 13°	430	27.8	12.1	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rangiro gets around 430 mm of rain over 27.8 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 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	91

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12
Comfortable (%)	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	84	3
2	14	83	3
3	14	83	3
4	14	83	3
5	15	82	3
6	15	82	3
7	16	81	3
8	16	81	3
9	17	80	3
10	17	80	3
11	17	80	3
12	17	80	3
13	18	79	3
14	18	79	3
15	18	79	3
16	17	80	3
17	17	80	3
18	17	80	3
19	17	80	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	80	4
22	15	81	4
23	15	81	4
24	14	82	4
25	14	82	4
26	14	82	4
27	13	83	4
28	13	83	4
29	13	83	4
30	12	84	4
31	12	84	4

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
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4	4	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 5:49 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:11 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:49	5:57
2	12.1	5:50	5:57
3	12.1	5:50	5:58
4	12.1	5:50	5:58
5	12.1	5:51	5:59
6	12.1	5:51	5:59
7	12.1	5:51	6:00
8	12.1	5:52	6:00
9	12.1	5:52	6:00
10	12.1	5:53	6:01
11	12.1	5:53	6:01
12	12.1	5:54	6:02
13	12.1	5:54	6:02
14	12.1	5:54	6:03
15	12.1	5:55	6:03
16	12.1	5:55	6:04
17	12.1	5:56	6:04
18	12.1	5:56	6:05
19	12.1	5:57	6:05
20	12.1	5:57	6:06
21	12.1	5:58	6:06
22	12.1	5:58	6:07
23	12.1	5:59	6:07
24	12.1	5:59	6:07
25	12.1	6:00	6:08
26	12.1	6:00	6:08
27	12.1	6:01	6:09
28	12.1	6:01	6:09
29	12.1	6:01	6:10
30	12.1	6:02	6:10
31	12.1	6:02	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
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24	5.2	Bright
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

Is December a good time to visit Rangiro?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rangiro.

What to pack for Rangiro in December

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

In December, Rangiro sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Rangiro 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 Rangiro peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	11	14	16	15	12	10	10	10	14	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Rangiro 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 Rangiro is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	72	73	65	59	61	71	69	73	70	65	65	69
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	72	Unhealthy
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	65	Unhealthy
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	61	Unhealthy
Jun	71	Unhealthy
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	73	Unhealthy
Sep	70	Unhealthy
Oct	65	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	69	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Rangiro?

Rangiro sits at 2.4°S, 29.2°E, 1,753 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Cyato, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Rangiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rangiro has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m around an average of 1,767 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,483 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,665 m.

The land around Rangiro is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

636 m

trees 60%

16 km

1,483 m

trees 59%

80 km

2,665 m

grassland 37%

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

December weather nearby: Cyato 4.0 km · Bushekeri 8.0 km · Kirambo 10 km · Kagano 10 km · Macuba 13 km · Karambi 13 km · Nyabitekeli 16 km · Kirimbi 16 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

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 Rangiro (-2.4045°, 29.1606°, elevation 1,753 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	84	3
2	14	83	3
3	14	83	3
4	14	83	3
5	15	82	3
6	15	82	3
7	16	81	3
8	16	81	3
9	17	80	3
10	17	80	3
11	17	80	3
12	17	80	3
13	18	79	3
14	18	79	3
15	18	79	3
16	17	80	3
17	17	80	3
18	17	80	3
19	17	80	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	80	4
22	15	81	4
23	15	81	4
24	14	82	4
25	14	82	4
26	14	82	4
27	13	83	4
28	13	83	4
29	13	83	4
30	12	84	4
31	12	84	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	84	3
2	14	83	3
3	14	83	3
4	14	83	3
5	15	82	3
6	15	82	3
7	16	81	3
8	16	81	3
9	17	80	3
10	17	80	3
11	17	80	3
12	17	80	3
13	18	79	3
14	18	79	3
15	18	79	3
16	17	80	3
17	17	80	3
18	17	80	3
19	17	80	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	80	4
22	15	81	4
23	15	81	4
24	14	82	4
25	14	82	4
26	14	82	4
27	13	83	4
28	13	83	4
29	13	83	4
30	12	84	4
31	12	84	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90
31	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	13	84	3
2	14	83	3
3	14	83	3
4	14	83	3
5	15	82	3
6	15	82	3
7	16	81	3
8	16	81	3
9	17	80	3
10	17	80	3
11	17	80	3
12	17	80	3
13	18	79	3
14	18	79	3
15	18	79	3
16	17	80	3
17	17	80	3
18	17	80	3
19	17	80	3
20	16	81	3
21	16	80	4
22	15	81	4
23	15	81	4
24	14	82	4
25	14	82	4
26	14	82	4
27	13	83	4
28	13	83	4
29	13	83	4
30	12	84	4
31	12	84	4