Mugumu weather in December

In December, Mugumu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mugumu's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mugumu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:34 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Mugumu is Town in Mara Region, Serenegti District Tanzania.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mugumu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°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 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Mugumu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	91	15.2	12.1	5.4
Feb	29° / 16°	65	12.3	12.1	4.9
Mar	29° / 16°	111	15.7	12	4.7
Apr	28° / 16°	148	18.3	12	4.8
May	27° / 16°	73	12.5	11.9	6.0
Jun	27° / 16°	24	5.5	11.9	6.9
Jul	28° / 15°	10	3	11.9	7.2
Aug	28° / 16°	22	4.7	11.9	6.3
Sep	29° / 16°	26	6.2	12	5.7
Oct	30° / 16°	57	9.6	12	4.9
Nov	28° / 16°	135	17.2	12.1	4.7
Dec	28° / 16°	117	17.4	12.1	5.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	33	34	34	34	36	36	37	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	47	46	46
Cloudier (%)	67	66	66	66	64	64	63	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	53	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mugumu gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.4 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	54
24	54
25	53
26	53
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

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 49% 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 (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Comfortable (%)	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31
Humid (%)	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	16	38	46
2	16	38	46
3	16	38	46
4	17	37	46
5	17	37	46
6	17	36	47
7	17	36	47
8	17	35	48
9	17	35	48
10	17	34	49
11	17	33	49
12	17	33	50
13	18	32	50
14	18	32	50
15	18	31	51
16	18	31	51
17	18	31	51
18	18	30	52
19	18	30	52
20	19	30	51
21	19	30	51
22	19	30	51
23	19	30	51
24	19	30	51
25	20	30	50
26	20	30	50
27	20	30	50
28	20	30	49
29	20	31	49
30	20	31	49
31	20	31	48

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 6:28 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:48 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:28	6:34
2	12.1	6:28	6:34
3	12.1	6:29	6:35
4	12.1	6:29	6:35
5	12.1	6:29	6:36
6	12.1	6:30	6:36
7	12.1	6:30	6:36
8	12.1	6:31	6:37
9	12.1	6:31	6:37
10	12.1	6:32	6:38
11	12.1	6:32	6:38
12	12.1	6:32	6:39
13	12.1	6:33	6:39
14	12.1	6:33	6:40
15	12.1	6:34	6:40
16	12.1	6:34	6:41
17	12.1	6:35	6:41
18	12.1	6:35	6:41
19	12.1	6:36	6:42
20	12.1	6:36	6:42
21	12.1	6:36	6:43
22	12.1	6:37	6:43
23	12.1	6:37	6:44
24	12.1	6:38	6:44
25	12.1	6:38	6:45
26	12.1	6:39	6:45
27	12.1	6:39	6:46
28	12.1	6:40	6:46
29	12.1	6:40	6:47
30	12.1	6:41	6:47
31	12.1	6:41	6:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.79 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
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25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mugumu?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mugumu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mugumu in December

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

In December, Mugumu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mugumu 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 Mugumu peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	15	16	15	12	10	11	12	14	14	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Mugumu 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 Mugumu is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 28 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	28	30	29	31	39	46	35	31	28	28	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mugumu?

Mugumu sits at 1.9°S, 34.7°E, 1,551 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Matongo, 47 km away.

Topography around Mugumu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mugumu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 1,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m.

The land around Mugumu is covered by grassland (39%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

102 m

grassland 39%

16 km

343 m

grassland 47%

80 km

1,160 m

grassland 71%

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← November Mugumu year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Matongo 47 km · Tarime 67 km · Sirari 71 km · Kihancha 74 km · Isebania 74 km · Nyamuswa 76 km · Butiama 82 km · Migori 91 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 Mugumu (-1.85°, 34.7°, elevation 1,551 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	54
24	54
25	53
26	53
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	16	38	46
2	16	38	46
3	16	38	46
4	17	37	46
5	17	37	46
6	17	36	47
7	17	36	47
8	17	35	48
9	17	35	48
10	17	34	49
11	17	33	49
12	17	33	50
13	18	32	50
14	18	32	50
15	18	31	51
16	18	31	51
17	18	31	51
18	18	30	52
19	18	30	52
20	19	30	51
21	19	30	51
22	19	30	51
23	19	30	51
24	19	30	51
25	20	30	50
26	20	30	50
27	20	30	50
28	20	30	49
29	20	31	49
30	20	31	49
31	20	31	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	54
24	54
25	53
26	53
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	16	38	46
2	16	38	46
3	16	38	46
4	17	37	46
5	17	37	46
6	17	36	47
7	17	36	47
8	17	35	48
9	17	35	48
10	17	34	49
11	17	33	49
12	17	33	50
13	18	32	50
14	18	32	50
15	18	31	51
16	18	31	51
17	18	31	51
18	18	30	52
19	18	30	52
20	19	30	51
21	19	30	51
22	19	30	51
23	19	30	51
24	19	30	51
25	20	30	50
26	20	30	50
27	20	30	50
28	20	30	49
29	20	31	49
30	20	31	49
31	20	31	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	54
24	54
25	53
26	53
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	16	38	46
2	16	38	46
3	16	38	46
4	17	37	46
5	17	37	46
6	17	36	47
7	17	36	47
8	17	35	48
9	17	35	48
10	17	34	49
11	17	33	49
12	17	33	50
13	18	32	50
14	18	32	50
15	18	31	51
16	18	31	51
17	18	31	51
18	18	30	52
19	18	30	52
20	19	30	51
21	19	30	51
22	19	30	51
23	19	30	51
24	19	30	51
25	20	30	50
26	20	30	50
27	20	30	50
28	20	30	49
29	20	31	49
30	20	31	49
31	20	31	48