Biharamulo weather in December

In December, Biharamulo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 143 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Biharamulo's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biharamulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:46 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Biharamulo is town in Kagera Region, Tanzania.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Biharamulo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12617
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Biharamulo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10918.812.15.1
Feb27° / 17°7514.512.15.4
Mar27° / 18°11618.4125.1
Apr26° / 18°1472111.94.7
May27° / 18°579.711.96.5
Jun27° / 17°81.411.97.5
Jul28° / 17°40.711.97.4
Aug28° / 17°224.211.96.4
Sep28° / 18°459.3125.8
Oct27° / 18°10417.312.15.2
Nov26° / 17°1642412.14.3
Dec26° / 17°14321.912.14.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51981
61981
71981
82080
92179
102179
112278
122377
132377
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312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Biharamulo gets around 143 mm of rain over 21.9 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 71% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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677
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876
975
1074
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1273
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1471
1570
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1769
1868
1968
2067
2167
2267
2366
2466
2565
2665
2765
2865
2965
3065
3165

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14951
24951
34951
45941
55941
65941
75941
86931
96931
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195941
205941
215941
225941
234951
244951
254951
264942
274942
284942
294942
304942
314933

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 6:40 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:406:49
212.16:416:49
312.16:416:50
412.16:416:50
512.16:426:50
612.16:426:51
712.16:436:51
812.16:436:52
912.16:436:52
1012.16:446:53
1112.16:446:53
1212.16:456:54
1312.26:456:54
1412.26:456:55
1512.26:466:55
1612.26:466:55
1712.26:476:56
1812.26:476:56
1912.26:486:57
2012.26:486:57
2112.26:496:58
2212.26:496:58
2312.26:506:59
2412.26:506:59
2512.26:517:00
2612.26:517:00
2712.26:527:01
2812.26:527:01
2912.26:527:02
3012.26:537:02
3112.26:537:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Biharamulo

In seasonPeak

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

Biharamulo's rainy season runs October–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 Biharamulo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Biharamulo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biharamulo in December

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

In December, Biharamulo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Biharamulo 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 Biharamulo peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Biharamulo 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 Biharamulo is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Biharamulo?

Biharamulo sits at 2.6°S, 31.3°E, 1,479 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chato, 51 km away.

NgaraRulengeUyovuMhalambaBuseresereKatoroKakonko

Topography around Biharamulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biharamulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Biharamulo is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Chato 51 km · Ngara 74 km · Rulenge 76 km · Uyovu 76 km · Mhalamba 78 km · Buseresere 79 km · Katoro 80 km · Kakonko 82 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Biharamulo (-2.6319°, 31.3089°, elevation 1,479 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).