Matundasi weather in December

In December, Matundasi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 177 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Matundasi's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matundasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical December day in Matundasi reaches about 29°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Matundasi

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.

Matundasi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°18423.912.44.2
Feb28° / 19°12119.812.34.3
Mar28° / 19°14821.412.14.2
Apr29° / 18°7111.111.85.5
May29° / 17°41.211.66.6
Jun28° / 15°0011.57.7
Jul28° / 15°0011.68.2
Aug29° / 16°0011.77.0
Sep31° / 18°00.1125.8
Oct32° / 20°81.812.24.7
Nov32° / 20°698.412.44.3
Dec29° / 19°17719.912.54.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43466
53466
63367
73268
83169
92971
102971
112971
122773
132773
142575
152476
162476
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202476
212476
222377
232377
242278
252278
262179
272179
282080
292080
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Matundasi gets around 177 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
347
448
550
651
753
855
957
1059
1161
1263
1364
1466
1568
1669
1770
1871
1971
2072
2172
2273
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2573
2673
2773
2873
2974
3074
3174

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13328355
23227365
33127376
43026386
52925397
62724418
72623429
825224310
923214511
1022204612
1121194813
1219184914
1318175114
1416165315
1515155416
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2110125919
229116119
239116020
248116120
258116120
268116021
277116121
287116022
296116122
306116023
315116024

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:236:50
212.56:236:51
312.56:236:51
412.56:246:52
512.56:246:52
612.56:246:53
712.56:256:53
812.56:256:54
912.56:266:54
1012.56:266:55
1112.56:266:55
1212.56:276:56
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1412.56:276:57
1512.56:286:57
1612.56:286:58
1712.56:296:58
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1912.56:306:59
2012.56:307:00
2112.56:317:00
2212.56:317:01
2312.56:327:01
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2612.56:337:02
2712.56:337:03
2812.56:347:03
2912.56:347:04
3012.56:357:04
3112.56:357:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Matundasi

In seasonPeak

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

Matundasi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Matundasi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Matundasi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matundasi in December

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

In December, Matundasi sees daytime highs around 29°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 Matundasi 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 Matundasi peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Matundasi 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 Matundasi is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1318 µg/m³May 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Matundasi?

Matundasi sits at 8.4°S, 33.3°E, 1,317 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makongolosi, 16 km away.

MlowoIgurusiVwawaKiwiraChimala

Topography around Matundasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matundasi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 1,302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,984 m.

The land around Matundasi is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Makongolosi 16 km · Utengule 50 km · Mbeya 53 km · Mlowo 69 km · Igurusi 77 km · Vwawa 83 km · Kiwira 85 km · Chimala 93 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 Matundasi (-8.45°, 33.2833°, elevation 1,317 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).