Dareda weather in December

In December, Dareda sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 270 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dareda's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dareda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Dareda is ward in Babati Rural District, Manyara Region.

Density
634/km²
people per km²

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 Dareda reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
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222516
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262515
272515
282515
292515
302515
312515

Dareda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154456
164456
174357
184357
194357
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dareda gets around 270 mm of rain over 15.5 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
444
545
645
746
846
947
1048
1149
1250
1351
1452
1553
1653
1754
1855
1955
2055
2155
2255
2355
2454
2554
2654
2753
2853
2952
3052
3152

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295615
2295615
3285616
4285517
5285418
6275518
7275419
8275320
9265321
10265321
11255322
12255223
13255223
14255124
15255124
16255025
17255025
18255025
19255025
20255025
21255025
22255025
23255025
24255025
25255025
26255124
27255124
28255124
29255025
30255025
31255025

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:216:34
212.26:216:35
312.26:216:35
412.26:226:36
512.26:226:36
612.26:236:37
712.26:236:37
812.26:236:37
912.26:246:38
1012.26:246:38
1112.26:256:39
1212.26:256:39
1312.26:256:40
1412.26:266:40
1512.26:266:41
1612.26:276:41
1712.26:276:42
1812.26:286:42
1912.26:286:43
2012.26:296:43
2112.26:296:44
2212.26:296:44
2312.26:306:45
2412.26:306:45
2512.26:316:45
2612.26:316:46
2712.26:326:46
2812.26:326:47
2912.26:336:47
3012.26:336:48
3112.26:346:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dareda

In seasonPeak

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

Dareda's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dareda?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Dareda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dareda in December

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

In December, Dareda sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dareda in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dareda peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dareda?

Dareda sits at 4.2°S, 35.5°E, 1,618 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bashanet, 15 km away.

Topography around Dareda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dareda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,615 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Dareda is covered by cropland (54%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,324 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bashanet 15 km · Babati 22 km · Dongobesh 25 km · Nangwa 30 km · Magugu 33 km · Galappo 34 km · Katesh 39 km · Mbulu 41 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 Dareda (-4.2167°, 35.55°, elevation 1,618 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).