Lindi weather in December

In December, Lindi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 125 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lindi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lindi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Lindi is town in 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lindi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Lindi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lindi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°16820.112.53.9
Feb29° / 25°15518.812.33.8
Mar29° / 25°19525.512.13.4
Apr29° / 24°12018.311.84.3
May29° / 23°366.811.56.0
Jun29° / 22°61.411.47.0
Jul28° / 21°40.911.57.3
Aug28° / 21°61.611.77.4
Sep28° / 22°124.111.97.1
Oct29° / 23°257.612.26.3
Nov29° / 24°5213.612.55.1
Dec30° / 25°12520.812.64.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
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56733
66535
76535
86436
96436
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116139
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lindi gets around 125 mm of rain over 20.8 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3067
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12917
22917
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42899
518910
618712
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818514
918316
1018217
1118118
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:556:27
212.55:556:28
312.55:556:28
412.65:556:29
512.65:566:29
612.65:566:30
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812.65:576:31
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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 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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245.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lindi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lindi's monsoon runs December–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 Lindi?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Lindi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lindi in December

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

In December, Lindi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lindi in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lindi 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 Lindi peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lindi?

Lindi sits at 10.0°S, 39.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwara, 59 km away.

NangangaNanyambaKitamaTandahimbaRuangwaLuchingu

Topography around Lindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m.

The land around Lindi is covered by water (37%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
915 m
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December weather nearby: Mtwara 59 km · Nyangao 60 km · Nanganga 75 km · Nanyamba 77 km · Kitama 80 km · Tandahimba 84 km · Ruangwa 86 km · Luchingu 109 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 Lindi (-9.9971°, 39.7165°, elevation 12 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).