Kondoa weather in December

In December, Kondoa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 81 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kondoa's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kondoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kondoa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272818
282818
292818
302818
312818

Kondoa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°10113.312.35.8
Feb28° / 17°8111.312.25.5
Mar28° / 18°10813.3125.7
Apr27° / 18°7913.711.95.8
May26° / 16°275.911.87.1
Jun26° / 13°20.311.78.0
Jul26° / 12°10.211.78.2
Aug26° / 13°10.211.88.0
Sep28° / 14°10.2127.5
Oct29° / 16°81.712.16.4
Nov29° / 17°41512.25.9
Dec28° / 18°8111.312.35.7

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 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95446
105446
115446
125347
135248
145050
155050
164852
174753
184753
194555
204555
214456
224555
234555
244555
254654
264555
274654
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kondoa gets around 81 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
224
325
426
528
629
730
831
932
1033
1134
1236
1337
1438
1539
1640
1741
1842
1942
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2942
3042
3142

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11854280
21853290
31753300
41652320
51651330
61550350
71549360
81548380
91446390
101445410
111344420
121343440
131342450
141240470
151239480
161238500
171237501
181235521
191234531
201333531
211333531
221332541
231431541
241431541
251430551
261429561
271529551
281528561
291528552
301528552
311527562

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:196:35
212.36:196:35
312.36:196:35
412.36:206:36
512.36:206:36
612.36:206:37
712.36:216:37
812.36:216:38
912.36:226:38
1012.36:226:39
1112.36:226:39
1212.36:236:40
1312.36:236:40
1412.36:246:41
1512.36:246:41
1612.36:256:41
1712.36:256:42
1812.36:256:42
1912.36:266:43
2012.36:266:43
2112.36:276:44
2212.36:276:44
2312.36:286:45
2412.36:286:45
2512.36:296:46
2612.36:296:46
2712.36:306:47
2812.36:306:47
2912.36:316:48
3012.36:316:48
3112.36:326:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.03 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
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kondoa

In seasonPeak

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

Kondoa's rainy season runs December–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 Kondoa?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kondoa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kondoa in December

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

In December, Kondoa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kondoa 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 Kondoa peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kondoa?

Kondoa sits at 4.9°S, 35.8°E, 1,378 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangwa, 61 km away.

GalappoBabatiDaredaBashanetBasotuMagugu

Topography around Kondoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kondoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,446 m.

The land around Kondoa is covered by shrubs (50%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
2,446 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Nangwa 61 km · Katesh 61 km · Galappo 71 km · Babati 76 km · Dareda 80 km · Bashanet 85 km · Basotu 98 km · Magugu 98 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 Kondoa (-4.9°, 35.7833°, elevation 1,378 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).