Lalago weather in December

In December, Lalago sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 134 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Lalago's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lalago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:34 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lalago reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13020
23019
33019
43019
53019
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73019
83019
93019
102919
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How December really feels in Lalago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lalago weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°10816.212.24.7
Feb30° / 19°8212.312.14.6
Mar30° / 19°9313124.7
Apr30° / 19°699.611.95.1
May30° / 19°162.711.85.9
Jun30° / 18°10.311.86.3
Jul29° / 17°10.111.86.7
Aug30° / 18°20.311.96.1
Sep32° / 19°30.6125.3
Oct32° / 20°172.712.14.6
Nov31° / 20°739.312.24.4
Dec29° / 19°13416.212.24.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204258
214258
224357
234357
244456
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lalago gets around 134 mm of rain over 16.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
547
648
748
849
950
1051
1152
1253
1354
1454
1555
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2455
2555
2655
2755
2855
2954
3054
3154

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115294115
215284116
315284116
415274117
515264118
614254219
714244219
814234320
913234321
1013224421
1113214522
1212204623
1312184623
1412174724
1512174824
1612164825
1712154825
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2012144926
2112135026
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2712125026
2812115027
2911115127
3011115127
3111125028

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
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 6:28 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:286:40
212.26:296:40
312.26:296:40
412.26:296:41
512.26:306:41
612.26:306:42
712.26:316:42
812.26:316:43
912.26:316:43
1012.26:326:43
1112.26:326:44
1212.26:336:44
1312.26:336:45
1412.26:346:45
1512.26:346:46
1612.26:346:46
1712.26:356:47
1812.26:356:47
1912.26:366:48
2012.26:366:48
2112.26:376:49
2212.26:376:49
2312.26:386:50
2412.26:386:50
2512.26:396:51
2612.26:396:51
2712.26:406:51
2812.26:406:52
2912.26:406:52
3012.26:416:53
3112.26:416:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lalago

In seasonPeak

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

Lalago's rainy season runs November–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 Lalago?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Lalago for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lalago in December

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

In December, Lalago sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lalago 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 Lalago peaks around March 12 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 12UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lalago 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 Lalago is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1916 µg/m³May 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lalago?

Lalago sits at 3.5°S, 34.0°E, 1,176 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Somanda, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lalago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lalago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 1,179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Lalago is covered by cropland (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
222 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Somanda 9.0 km · Kishapu 21 km · Nyalikungu 35 km · Shanwa 38 km · Mwadui 40 km · Mwanhuzi 41 km · Kisesa 46 km · Songwa 49 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 Lalago (-3.45°, 33.95°, elevation 1,176 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).