Malampaka weather in December

In December, Malampaka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 168 mm of rain across 19.9 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Malampaka's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malampaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 Malampaka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
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Malampaka 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
Jan28° / 19°1301912.25.0
Feb29° / 19°911412.14.9
Mar29° / 19°12616.8124.7
Apr28° / 19°10613.911.95.4
May29° / 19°234.111.96.3
Jun29° / 18°5111.86.6
Jul29° / 18°20.311.86.8
Aug30° / 18°81.411.96.2
Sep31° / 19°152.9125.3
Oct31° / 20°558.112.14.6
Nov29° / 19°13716.512.14.5
Dec28° / 19°16819.912.24.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283862
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Malampaka gets around 168 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
364
464
564
665
765
865
965
1065
1165
1265
1365
1465
1565
1665
1765
1865
1964
2064
2164
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2763
2863
2963
3063
3163

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14155625
24155526
34145626
44145527
54145527
64135627
74135627
84125628
94125727
104115827
114115827
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143106027
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274125529
284125430
294115530
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314115431

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:316:41
212.26:316:41
312.26:316:42
412.26:326:42
512.26:326:42
612.26:326:43
712.26:336:43
812.26:336:44
912.26:346:44
1012.26:346:45
1112.26:346:45
1212.26:356:46
1312.26:356:46
1412.26:366:46
1512.26:366:47
1612.26:376:47
1712.26:376:48
1812.26:386:48
1912.26:386:49
2012.26:386:49
2112.26:396:50
2212.26:396:50
2312.26:406:51
2412.26:406:51
2512.26:416:52
2612.26:416:52
2712.26:426:53
2812.26:426:53
2912.26:436:54
3012.26:436:54
3112.26:446:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Malampaka

In seasonPeak

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

Malampaka'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 Malampaka?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Malampaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Malampaka in December

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

In December, Malampaka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malampaka 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 Malampaka peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Malampaka 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 Malampaka is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2018 µg/m³May 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malampaka?

Malampaka sits at 3.1°S, 33.5°E, 1,250 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shanwa, 26 km away.

Topography around Malampaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malampaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,247 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Malampaka is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Shanwa 26 km · Nyalikungu 28 km · Ngudu 29 km · Songwa 43 km · Mwadui 47 km · Old Shinyanga 49 km · Somanda 53 km · Lalago 58 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 Malampaka (-3.1333°, 33.5333°, elevation 1,250 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).