Namanyere weather in December

In December, Namanyere sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 279 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Namanyere's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namanyere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
279 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:39 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Namanyere is settlement in Rukwa Region, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Namanyere reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°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 about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Namanyere weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°27327.812.43.9
Feb24° / 17°21923.212.24.2
Mar24° / 17°24825.412.14.4
Apr24° / 17°13416.611.85.6
May25° / 16°274.711.77.9
Jun25° / 15°20.311.68.7
Jul25° / 14°00.111.68.9
Aug27° / 16°10.211.88.4
Sep28° / 18°81.5127.4
Oct28° / 19°496.812.26.4
Nov26° / 18°1681712.35.3
Dec24° / 17°27925.712.44.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
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61288
71189
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91189
101090
11991
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13892
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Namanyere gets around 279 mm of rain over 25.7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
476
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1081
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1483
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1785
1885
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2686
2786
2886
2986
3086
3186

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1320770
2320770
3319780
4319780
5318790
6317800
7217810
8216820
9216820
10215830
11214840
12214840
13113860
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2409901
2509901
2609892
2708902
2808902
2908893
3008893
3108893

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 6:33 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:336:58
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512.46:357:00
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1312.46:387:04
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1612.46:397:05
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1812.46:407:06
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2012.46:417:07
2112.46:417:07
2212.46:427:08
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2812.46:457:11
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3012.46:467:11
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Namanyere

In seasonPeak

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

Namanyere sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Namanyere's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Namanyere?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Namanyere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namanyere in December

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

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

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namanyere 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 Namanyere peaks around March 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Namanyere 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 Namanyere is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2136 µg/m³May 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namanyere?

Namanyere sits at 7.5°S, 31.1°E, 1,531 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chala, 25 km away.

SumbawangaKitukuMataiMpandaMpulungu

Topography around Namanyere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namanyere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,546 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Namanyere is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), water (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Chala 25 km · Usevia 51 km · Kirando 51 km · Sumbawanga 80 km · Kituku 93 km · Matai 101 km · Mpanda 130 km · Mpulungu 139 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 Namanyere (-7.5167°, 31.05°, elevation 1,531 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).