Geita weather in December

In December, Geita sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 191 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
191 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:42 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Geita is town and capital of Geita 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 Geita reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
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182618
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202618
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242618
252618
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282618
292618
302618
312618

Geita weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°13522.212.14.7
Feb28° / 18°9916.412.15.1
Mar28° / 18°14920.4124.8
Apr27° / 18°1632011.94.7
May27° / 18°609.711.96.4
Jun28° / 18°203.611.86.7
Jul29° / 18°91.511.96.8
Aug29° / 18°416.411.96.1
Sep28° / 18°8112.4125.4
Oct27° / 18°15221.412.14.7
Nov26° / 18°21526.312.14.0
Dec26° / 18°1912512.24.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82278
92377
102377
112476
122575
132674
142674
152674
162773
172773
182872
192872
202971
213070
223070
233070
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Geita gets around 191 mm of rain over 25 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
684
784
884
984
1083
1183
1282
1382
1481
1581
1680
1780
1880
1979
2079
2179
2278
2378
2478
2577
2677
2776
2876
2976
3076
3175

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64753
74753
84852
94951
105149
115248
125347
135446
145545
155644
165644
175743
185842
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275644
285644
295545
305446
315446

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:366:45
212.26:376:46
312.26:376:46
412.26:376:47
512.26:386:47
612.26:386:48
712.26:386:48
812.26:396:48
912.26:396:49
1012.26:406:49
1112.26:406:50
1212.26:416:50
1312.26:416:51
1412.26:416:51
1512.26:426:52
1612.26:426:52
1712.26:436:53
1812.26:436:53
1912.26:446:54
2012.26:446:54
2112.26:456:55
2212.26:456:55
2312.26:466:55
2412.26:466:56
2512.26:466:56
2612.26:476:57
2712.26:476:57
2812.26:486:58
2912.26:486:58
3012.26:496:59
3112.26:496:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Geita

In seasonPeak

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

Geita'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 Geita?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Geita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Geita in December

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

In December, Geita sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Geita 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 Geita peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Geita 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 Geita is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1922 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Geita?

Geita sits at 2.9°S, 32.2°E, 1,268 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasamwa, 22 km away.

UshiromboMhango

Topography around Geita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 1,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m.

The land around Geita is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kasamwa 22 km · Katoro 36 km · Mhalamba 41 km · Buseresere 43 km · Sengerema 52 km · Chato 58 km · Ushirombo 75 km · Mhango 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 Geita (-2.8725°, 32.2325°, elevation 1,268 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).