Ipinda weather in December

In December, Ipinda sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 534 mm of rain across 30.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ipinda's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
534 mm
30.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ipinda is administrative ward in Tanzania.

Density
406/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 Ipinda reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°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 about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12520
22520
32520
42520
52520
62520
72520
82520
92520
102520
112520
122520
132520
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152520
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292521
302521
312521

Ipinda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°43428.212.53.8
Feb25° / 21°37124.812.33.9
Mar24° / 20°67229.512.13.7
Apr23° / 19°61129.111.83.7
May22° / 18°18824.811.64.6
Jun21° / 16°651711.55.3
Jul20° / 15°5715.211.55.7
Aug22° / 16°349.111.77.1
Sep24° / 18°235.811.98.0
Oct26° / 20°10815.812.26.2
Nov26° / 20°32125.312.44.3
Dec25° / 20°53430.312.53.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42773
52575
62575
72377
82278
92278
102080
111981
121882
131783
141783
151585
161585
171585
181585
191585
201585
211486
221486
231486
241486
251288
261288
271288
281189
291189
301189
31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ipinda gets around 534 mm of rain over 30.3 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
195
296
396
497
597
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2796
2896
2996
3096
3195

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112178
202080
301981
401882
501783
601783
701684
801585
901585
1001585
1101585
1201585
1301585
1401585
1501684
1601684
1701783
1801783
1901783
2001882
2101882
2201882
2301882
2401882
2501882
2601783
2701783
2801783
2901783
3001684
3101684

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 6:19 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:196:50
212.56:196:50
312.56:196:51
412.56:206:51
512.56:206:52
612.56:206:52
712.56:216:53
812.56:216:53
912.56:216:54
1012.56:226:54
1112.56:226:55
1212.56:226:55
1312.56:236:56
1412.56:236:56
1512.56:246:57
1612.66:246:57
1712.66:246:58
1812.66:256:58
1912.66:256:59
2012.66:266:59
2112.66:267:00
2212.66:277:00
2312.66:277:00
2412.66:287:01
2512.66:287:01
2612.66:297:02
2712.66:297:02
2812.66:307:03
2912.56:307:03
3012.56:317:04
3112.56:317:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ipinda

In seasonPeak

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

Ipinda sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ipinda's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Ipinda?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ipinda.

What to pack for Ipinda in December

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

In December, Ipinda sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ipinda 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 Ipinda peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ipinda 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 Ipinda is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1531 µg/m³May 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ipinda?

Ipinda sits at 9.5°S, 33.9°E, 490 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kyela, 12 km away.

IgurusiChimalaChitipa

Topography around Ipinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Ipinda is covered by trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
1,512 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kyela 12 km · Tukuyu 38 km · Katumba 42 km · Karonga 50 km · Kiwira 52 km · Igurusi 71 km · Chimala 71 km · Chitipa 73 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 Ipinda (-9.4833°, 33.9°, elevation 490 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).