Ngerengere weather in December

In December, Ngerengere sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 89 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ngerengere's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngerengere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ngerengere is place in Coastal, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ngerengere reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Ngerengere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ngerengere weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°8412.512.33.7
Feb32° / 23°8211.412.23.6
Mar31° / 22°13721.1123.4
Apr29° / 21°1142211.93.9
May28° / 20°5311.411.75.8
Jun28° / 18°113.211.66.9
Jul28° / 18°82.311.67.2
Aug29° / 18°133.911.86.6
Sep30° / 18°154.5126.0
Oct31° / 20°459.112.25.0
Nov31° / 21°6015.712.34.0
Dec32° / 22°8916.612.43.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46139
56139
66139
76139
86040
96040
105941
116040
125941
135941
145842
155743
165644
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195446
205347
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225248
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264951
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314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ngerengere gets around 89 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1955
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2154
2254
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3047
3146

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
134354
234255
334156
424058
523959
623860
723761
813663
913564
1013366
1113267
1213168
1303070
1402971
1502872
1602872
1702872
1802773
1902773
2002872
2102872
2202872
2302971
2403070
2503070
2603169
2713267
2813366
2913366
3013465
3113465

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:28
212.46:076:29
312.46:076:29
412.46:076:30
512.46:086:30
612.46:086:31
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812.46:096:31
912.46:096:32
1012.46:096:32
1112.46:106:33
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1312.46:116:34
1412.46:116:34
1512.46:126:35
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1812.46:136:36
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2012.46:146:37
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2212.46:156:38
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2612.46:176:40
2712.46:176:41
2812.46:186:41
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3012.46:196:42
3112.46:196:42

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 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Ngerengere

In seasonPeak

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

Ngerengere'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 Ngerengere?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngerengere.

What to pack for Ngerengere in December

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

In December, Ngerengere sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngerengere 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 Ngerengere peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ngerengere 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 Ngerengere is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1822 µg/m³Nov 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ngerengere?

Ngerengere sits at 6.8°S, 38.1°E, 196 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chalinze, 29 km away.

MvomeroMadiziniKibahaMagole

Topography around Ngerengere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngerengere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,615 m.

The land around Ngerengere is covered by trees (38%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
451 m
80 km
2,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Chalinze 29 km · Lugoba 41 km · Morogoro 51 km · Mlandizi 68 km · Mvomero 82 km · Madizini 86 km · Kibaha 88 km · Magole 92 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 Ngerengere (-6.75°, 38.1167°, elevation 196 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).