Ngudu weather in December

In December, Ngudu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 170 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 16% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ngudu's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngudu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:38 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ngudu is town in Mwanza 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ngudu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Ngudu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°13118.812.24.9
Feb29° / 19°961412.14.8
Mar29° / 19°13217.5124.6
Apr28° / 19°12515.911.94.9
May29° / 19°356.411.96.0
Jun29° / 18°101.811.86.3
Jul30° / 18°50.611.86.5
Aug30° / 19°192.911.95.8
Sep31° / 19°366.8125.0
Oct30° / 19°9113.512.14.4
Nov28° / 19°15619.912.14.4
Dec28° / 18°17021.312.24.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113268
123367
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ngudu gets around 170 mm of rain over 21.3 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 68% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
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1868
1968
2068
2168
2267
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2467
2567
2667
2767
2867
2967
3066
3166

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10104743
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
26calm
36calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:41
212.26:326:42
312.26:326:42
412.26:336:42
512.26:336:43
612.26:336:43
712.26:346:44
812.26:346:44
912.26:356:45
1012.26:356:45
1112.26:366:46
1212.26:366:46
1312.26:366:47
1412.26:376:47
1512.26:376:47
1612.26:386:48
1712.26:386:48
1812.26:396:49
1912.26:396:49
2012.26:406:50
2112.26:406:50
2212.26:406:51
2312.26:416:51
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2512.26:426:52
2612.26:426:53
2712.26:436:53
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2912.26:446:54
3012.26:446:54
3112.26:456:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.76 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 Ngudu

In seasonPeak

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

Ngudu's rainy season runs October–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 Ngudu?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ngudu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngudu in December

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

In December, Ngudu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngudu 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 Ngudu peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ngudu 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 Ngudu is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1923 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ngudu?

Ngudu sits at 3.0°S, 33.3°E, 1,246 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Malampaka, 29 km away.

Topography around Ngudu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngudu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Ngudu is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Malampaka 29 km · Misungwi 31 km · Kihangara 43 km · Magu 44 km · Usagara 49 km · Shanwa 53 km · Nyalikungu 55 km · Kisesa 57 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 Ngudu (-2.9667°, 33.3333°, elevation 1,246 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).