Mlowo weather in December

In December, Mlowo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 224 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Mlowo's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mlowo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mlowo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
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202517
212517
222517
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262517
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292517
302517
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Mlowo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°24026.912.54.0
Feb25° / 17°18922.812.34.2
Mar25° / 17°25627.112.14.0
Apr25° / 16°1602011.85.2
May25° / 15°234.711.67.9
Jun25° / 13°00.111.59.0
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.1
Aug26° / 14°10.211.78.6
Sep28° / 15°30.811.97.3
Oct30° / 17°245.812.25.7
Nov29° / 17°10214.512.45.0
Dec26° / 17°2242412.54.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72179
82179
92080
102080
111981
121882
131783
141684
151585
161585
171486
181486
191486
201486
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
261387
271387
281387
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mlowo gets around 224 mm of rain over 24 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 77% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
264
366
467
568
670
771
873
974
1075
1177
1278
1379
1480
1580
1681
1781
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3083
3183

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12335430
22234440
32034460
41933470
51832490
61731520
71631530
81530550
91328590
101227610
111126630
121025650
13924670
14922690
15821710
16820720
17719740
18718750
19617770
20617761
21616771
22516781
23516781
24515791
25515791
26515782
27415792
28415792
29415792
30315802
31315802

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:236:52
212.56:236:53
312.56:246:53
412.56:246:54
512.56:246:54
612.56:256:55
712.56:256:55
812.56:256:56
912.56:266:56
1012.56:266:57
1112.56:276:57
1212.56:276:58
1312.56:276:58
1412.56:286:59
1512.56:286:59
1612.56:297:00
1712.56:297:00
1812.56:297:01
1912.56:307:01
2012.56:307:02
2112.56:317:02
2212.56:317:03
2312.56:327:03
2412.56:327:04
2512.56:337:04
2612.56:337:05
2712.56:347:05
2812.56:347:06
2912.56:357:06
3012.56:357:06
3112.56:367:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
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 Mlowo

In seasonPeak

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

Mlowo's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Mlowo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mlowo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mlowo in December

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

In December, Mlowo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mlowo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mlowo peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mlowo 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 Mlowo is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1020 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mlowo?

Mlowo sits at 9.0°S, 33.0°E, 1,591 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Vwawa, 13 km away.

MakongolosiMatundasi

Topography around Mlowo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mlowo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 1,583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,143 m.

The land around Mlowo is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), shrubs (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
503 m
80 km
2,143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Vwawa 13 km · Utengule 40 km · Tunduma 41 km · Nakonde 46 km · Mbeya 52 km · Kiwira 64 km · Makongolosi 69 km · Matundasi 69 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 Mlowo (-9°, 32.9833°, elevation 1,591 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).