Chato weather in December

In December, Chato sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 115 mm of rain across 21.5 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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Chato's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chato's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 115 mm; 21.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:45 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chato reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°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.

	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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
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8	26	20
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24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

Chato 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 20°	72	16.3	12.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 20°	48	11	12.1	5.9
Mar	28° / 20°	90	16.3	12	5.4
Apr	27° / 20°	114	18.4	11.9	5.0
May	27° / 20°	45	8.7	11.9	6.5
Jun	28° / 20°	12	2.6	11.9	7.4
Jul	28° / 20°	6	1.3	11.9	7.3
Aug	28° / 20°	28	6.1	11.9	6.6
Sep	28° / 20°	61	12.8	12	5.9
Oct	27° / 20°	124	21.7	12.1	4.7
Nov	26° / 20°	172	26.3	12.1	4.0
Dec	26° / 20°	115	21.5	12.1	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	21	21	21	22	22	22	24	24	25	26	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	79	79	79	78	78	78	76	76	75	74	72	71	71	70	70	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	28	72
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chato gets around 115 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	82	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	58	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20
Muggy (%)	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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31	6	calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:01 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:38	6:47
2	12.1	6:39	6:47
3	12.1	6:39	6:48
4	12.1	6:40	6:48
5	12.1	6:40	6:49
6	12.1	6:40	6:49
7	12.1	6:41	6:49
8	12.1	6:41	6:50
9	12.1	6:41	6:50
10	12.1	6:42	6:51
11	12.1	6:42	6:51
12	12.2	6:43	6:52
13	12.2	6:43	6:52
14	12.2	6:44	6:53
15	12.2	6:44	6:53
16	12.2	6:45	6:54
17	12.2	6:45	6:54
18	12.2	6:45	6:55
19	12.2	6:46	6:55
20	12.2	6:46	6:56
21	12.2	6:47	6:56
22	12.2	6:47	6:56
23	12.2	6:48	6:57
24	12.2	6:48	6:57
25	12.2	6:49	6:58
26	12.2	6:49	6:58
27	12.2	6:50	6:59
28	12.2	6:50	6:59
29	12.2	6:51	7:00
30	12.2	6:51	7:00
31	12.2	6:52	7:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
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17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
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20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
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25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chato

In seasonPeak

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

Chato's rainy season runs October–December, 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 Chato?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Chato for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chato in December

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

In December, Chato sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in Chato 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 Chato peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	12	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Chato 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 Chato 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	20	16	13	13	21	22	20	17	14	15	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chato?

Chato sits at 2.6°S, 31.8°E, 1,150 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mhalamba, 28 km away.

Topography around Chato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Chato is covered by water (34%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

47 m

water 34%

16 km

271 m

water 45%

80 km

710 m

cropland 36%

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

December weather nearby: Mhalamba 28 km · Katoro 44 km · Buseresere 48 km · Biharamulo 51 km · Geita 58 km · Uyovu 77 km · Kasamwa 78 km · Diobahika 83 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

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 Chato (-2.6378°, 31.7669°, elevation 1,150 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	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	26	20
12	26	20
13	26	20
14	26	20
15	26	20
16	26	20
17	26	20
18	26	20
19	26	20
20	26	20
21	26	20
22	26	20
23	26	20
24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	28	72
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	28	72
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	28	72
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	78
8	77
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	72
14	71
15	70
16	69
17	68
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80