Mtinko weather in December

In December, Mtinko sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 136 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mtinko's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtinko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mtinko is Ward in Singida Rural, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mtinko reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°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)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62717
72717
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102717
112717
122717
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232617
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Mtinko weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14717.112.25.5
Feb27° / 17°10913.712.15.7
Mar27° / 17°12714.5125.9
Apr26° / 17°789.411.96.6
May26° / 16°132.411.87.9
Jun26° / 15°10.211.78.3
Jul25° / 14°10.111.88.6
Aug26° / 14°00.111.98.4
Sep28° / 15°10.2127.9
Oct29° / 16°71.112.16.8
Nov29° / 17°616.712.26.1
Dec27° / 17°1361512.35.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44852
54852
64753
74654
84654
94555
104456
114357
124258
134159
144060
153961
163961
173961
183862
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283862
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mtinko gets around 136 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
439
540
641
743
844
945
1046
1147
1248
1350
1451
1552
1652
1753
1853
1953
2053
2154
2254
2353
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1403426
2393427
3383428
4363430
5353431
6343333
7333334
8313336
9303337
10293339
11273240
12263242
13253243
14243145
15243046
16233047
17232948
18222949
19222850
20222850
21222850
22212752
23212752
24212752
25212752
26212653
27212653
28202654
29202654
30202555
31202555

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
111calm
211calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 6:23 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:236:38
212.26:236:38
312.26:246:39
412.26:246:39
512.36:246:39
612.36:256:40
712.36:256:40
812.36:266:41
912.36:266:41
1012.36:266:42
1112.36:276:42
1212.36:276:43
1312.36:286:43
1412.36:286:44
1512.36:286:44
1612.36:296:45
1712.36:296:45
1812.36:306:46
1912.36:306:46
2012.36:316:47
2112.36:316:47
2212.36:326:47
2312.36:326:48
2412.36:336:48
2512.36:336:49
2612.36:346:49
2712.36:346:50
2812.36:356:50
2912.36:356:51
3012.36:356:51
3112.36:366:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mtinko

In seasonPeak

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

Mtinko's rainy season runs December–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 Mtinko?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mtinko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mtinko in December

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

In December, Mtinko sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mtinko 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 Mtinko peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mtinko?

Mtinko sits at 4.5°S, 34.9°E, 1,583 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilongero, 13 km away.

Topography around Mtinko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtinko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,333 m.

The land around Mtinko is covered by cropland (73%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
2,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ilongero 13 km · Igugunu 24 km · Singida 32 km · Basotu 33 km · Sepuka 42 km · Mungaa 46 km · Puma 52 km · Katesh 59 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 Mtinko (-4.55°, 34.85°, elevation 1,583 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).