Mto wa Mbu weather in December

In December, Mto wa Mbu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 248 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mto wa Mbu's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mto wa Mbu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 248 mm; 17.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:27 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 6th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Mto wa Mbu is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mto wa Mbu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
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22	24	14
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24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

Mto wa Mbu 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	305	14.4	12.2	6.2
Feb	25° / 14°	200	11.5	12.1	6.4
Mar	24° / 14°	245	16.8	12	5.8
Apr	22° / 14°	217	25.7	11.9	4.2
May	21° / 13°	132	19.4	11.9	5.0
Jun	20° / 11°	35	9	11.8	6.1
Jul	19° / 10°	23	6	11.8	6.5
Aug	20° / 10°	22	6.4	11.9	6.7
Sep	22° / 11°	16	4.1	12	7.6
Oct	23° / 12°	48	10	12.1	6.9
Nov	24° / 14°	129	16.4	12.2	5.8
Dec	24° / 14°	248	17.3	12.2	5.8

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 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	43	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	42	42
Cloudier (%)	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mto wa Mbu gets around 248 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53
31	53

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42
Comfortable (%)	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	58	3
2	38	59	3
3	38	59	3
4	38	59	3
5	38	58	4
6	38	58	4
7	38	58	4
8	38	58	4
9	38	58	4
10	38	58	4
11	37	58	5
12	37	58	5
13	37	58	5
14	38	57	5
15	38	57	5
16	38	56	6
17	38	56	6
18	38	56	6
19	38	56	6
20	38	56	6
21	39	54	7
22	39	54	7
23	40	53	7
24	40	53	7
25	40	53	7
26	41	52	7
27	41	52	7
28	41	52	7
29	41	52	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	51	7

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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31	6	calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:21	6:32
2	12.2	6:21	6:32
3	12.2	6:22	6:33
4	12.2	6:22	6:33
5	12.2	6:22	6:33
6	12.2	6:23	6:34
7	12.2	6:23	6:34
8	12.2	6:24	6:35
9	12.2	6:24	6:35
10	12.2	6:24	6:36
11	12.2	6:25	6:36
12	12.2	6:25	6:37
13	12.2	6:26	6:37
14	12.2	6:26	6:38
15	12.2	6:27	6:38
16	12.2	6:27	6:39
17	12.2	6:27	6:39
18	12.2	6:28	6:39
19	12.2	6:28	6:40
20	12.2	6:29	6:40
21	12.2	6:29	6:41
22	12.2	6:30	6:41
23	12.2	6:30	6:42
24	12.2	6:31	6:42
25	12.2	6:31	6:43
26	12.2	6:32	6:43
27	12.2	6:32	6:44
28	12.2	6:33	6:44
29	12.2	6:33	6:45
30	12.2	6:34	6:45
31	12.2	6:34	6:45

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 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
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18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mto wa Mbu

In seasonPeak

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

Mto wa Mbu'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 Mto wa Mbu?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mto wa Mbu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mto wa Mbu in December

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

In December, Mto wa Mbu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mto wa Mbu 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 Mto wa Mbu peaks around March 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	15	12	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mto wa Mbu?

Mto wa Mbu sits at 3.4°S, 35.9°E, 985 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kiratu, 20 km away.

Topography around Mto wa Mbu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mto wa Mbu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m around an average of 1,070 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,023 m.

The land around Mto wa Mbu is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

419 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,164 m

grassland 32%

80 km

3,023 m

grassland 46%

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← November Mto wa Mbu year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Kiratu 20 km · Makuyuni 36 km · Mbulu 66 km · Magugu 75 km · Arusha 93 km · Dongobesh 95 km · Babati 97 km · Galappo 102 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

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 Mto wa Mbu (-3.35°, 35.85°, elevation 985 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
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8	24	14
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22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	58	3
2	38	59	3
3	38	59	3
4	38	59	3
5	38	58	4
6	38	58	4
7	38	58	4
8	38	58	4
9	38	58	4
10	38	58	4
11	37	58	5
12	37	58	5
13	37	58	5
14	38	57	5
15	38	57	5
16	38	56	6
17	38	56	6
18	38	56	6
19	38	56	6
20	38	56	6
21	39	54	7
22	39	54	7
23	40	53	7
24	40	53	7
25	40	53	7
26	41	52	7
27	41	52	7
28	41	52	7
29	41	52	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	51	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
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21	24	14
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28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	58	3
2	38	59	3
3	38	59	3
4	38	59	3
5	38	58	4
6	38	58	4
7	38	58	4
8	38	58	4
9	38	58	4
10	38	58	4
11	37	58	5
12	37	58	5
13	37	58	5
14	38	57	5
15	38	57	5
16	38	56	6
17	38	56	6
18	38	56	6
19	38	56	6
20	38	56	6
21	39	54	7
22	39	54	7
23	40	53	7
24	40	53	7
25	40	53	7
26	41	52	7
27	41	52	7
28	41	52	7
29	41	52	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	51	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	58	3
2	38	59	3
3	38	59	3
4	38	59	3
5	38	58	4
6	38	58	4
7	38	58	4
8	38	58	4
9	38	58	4
10	38	58	4
11	37	58	5
12	37	58	5
13	37	58	5
14	38	57	5
15	38	57	5
16	38	56	6
17	38	56	6
18	38	56	6
19	38	56	6
20	38	56	6
21	39	54	7
22	39	54	7
23	40	53	7
24	40	53	7
25	40	53	7
26	41	52	7
27	41	52	7
28	41	52	7
29	41	52	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	51	7