Nzega weather in December

In December, Nzega sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 134 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 19% 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 Nzega's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzega's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 134 mm; 18.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:36 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Nzega is town in Tabora Region, 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 Nzega reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Nzega 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	118	18.1	12.2	5.0
Feb	29° / 19°	93	14.4	12.1	4.8
Mar	29° / 19°	118	16.2	12	4.8
Apr	28° / 19°	92	12.4	11.9	5.3
May	29° / 19°	19	3.6	11.8	6.3
Jun	29° / 18°	1	0.3	11.8	6.8
Jul	29° / 17°	0	0	11.8	7.1
Aug	30° / 18°	2	0.3	11.9	6.4
Sep	31° / 19°	4	0.8	12	5.4
Oct	32° / 20°	21	4.1	12.1	4.6
Nov	30° / 20°	100	12.2	12.2	4.6
Dec	28° / 19°	134	18.3	12.2	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 63%.

	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 (%)	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	59	59	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nzega gets around 134 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 62% 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 (%)	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	55
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	58
9	58
10	59
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	62
15	62
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

	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 (%)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Comfortable (%)	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Humid (%)	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	55	54	54	53	53	54
Muggy (%)	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	23	50	17
2	9	23	51	17
3	9	23	50	18
4	9	22	50	19
5	9	22	50	19
6	9	21	50	20
7	9	20	51	20
8	8	19	52	21
9	8	18	53	21
10	8	17	53	22
11	8	17	52	23
12	7	16	54	23
13	7	15	55	23
14	7	14	55	24
15	6	14	56	24
16	6	13	56	25
17	6	13	56	25
18	6	12	56	26
19	6	12	56	26
20	5	12	56	27
21	5	12	56	27
22	5	12	55	28
23	5	12	55	28
24	5	12	54	29
25	5	12	54	29
26	5	11	55	29
27	5	11	54	30
28	5	11	54	30
29	5	11	53	31
30	5	11	53	31
31	5	10	54	31

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 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	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
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
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 6:30 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:58 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)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:30	6:44
2	12.2	6:31	6:44
3	12.2	6:31	6:45
4	12.2	6:31	6:45
5	12.2	6:32	6:46
6	12.2	6:32	6:46
7	12.2	6:32	6:46
8	12.2	6:33	6:47
9	12.2	6:33	6:47
10	12.2	6:34	6:48
11	12.2	6:34	6:48
12	12.2	6:34	6:49
13	12.2	6:35	6:49
14	12.2	6:35	6:50
15	12.2	6:36	6:50
16	12.2	6:36	6:51
17	12.2	6:37	6:51
18	12.2	6:37	6:52
19	12.2	6:38	6:52
20	12.2	6:38	6:53
21	12.2	6:38	6:53
22	12.2	6:39	6:54
23	12.2	6:39	6:54
24	12.2	6:40	6:55
25	12.2	6:40	6:55
26	12.2	6:41	6:55
27	12.2	6:41	6:56
28	12.2	6:42	6:56
29	12.2	6:42	6:57
30	12.2	6:43	6:57
31	12.2	6:43	6:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	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	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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	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	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
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19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nzega

In seasonPeak

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

Nzega's rainy season runs November–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 Nzega?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Nzega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nzega in December

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

In December, Nzega sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nzega 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 Nzega peaks around February 22 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)	13	16	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Nzega?

Nzega sits at 4.2°S, 33.2°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 37 km away.

Topography around Nzega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Nzega is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

cropland 61%

16 km

318 m

cropland 71%

80 km

416 m

cropland 69%

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

December weather nearby: Tinde 37 km · Isaka 45 km · Shinyanga 67 km · Kahama 77 km · Old Shinyanga 78 km · Igunga 78 km · Songwa 86 km · Mwadui 87 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 Nzega (-4.2167°, 33.1833°, elevation 1,241 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	55
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	58
9	58
10	59
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	62
15	62
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	23	50	17
2	9	23	51	17
3	9	23	50	18
4	9	22	50	19
5	9	22	50	19
6	9	21	50	20
7	9	20	51	20
8	8	19	52	21
9	8	18	53	21
10	8	17	53	22
11	8	17	52	23
12	7	16	54	23
13	7	15	55	23
14	7	14	55	24
15	6	14	56	24
16	6	13	56	25
17	6	13	56	25
18	6	12	56	26
19	6	12	56	26
20	5	12	56	27
21	5	12	56	27
22	5	12	55	28
23	5	12	55	28
24	5	12	54	29
25	5	12	54	29
26	5	11	55	29
27	5	11	54	30
28	5	11	54	30
29	5	11	53	31
30	5	11	53	31
31	5	10	54	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	55
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	58
9	58
10	59
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	62
15	62
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	23	50	17
2	9	23	51	17
3	9	23	50	18
4	9	22	50	19
5	9	22	50	19
6	9	21	50	20
7	9	20	51	20
8	8	19	52	21
9	8	18	53	21
10	8	17	53	22
11	8	17	52	23
12	7	16	54	23
13	7	15	55	23
14	7	14	55	24
15	6	14	56	24
16	6	13	56	25
17	6	13	56	25
18	6	12	56	26
19	6	12	56	26
20	5	12	56	27
21	5	12	56	27
22	5	12	55	28
23	5	12	55	28
24	5	12	54	29
25	5	12	54	29
26	5	11	55	29
27	5	11	54	30
28	5	11	54	30
29	5	11	53	31
30	5	11	53	31
31	5	10	54	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	55
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	58
9	58
10	59
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	62
15	62
16	62
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	61
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	23	50	17
2	9	23	51	17
3	9	23	50	18
4	9	22	50	19
5	9	22	50	19
6	9	21	50	20
7	9	20	51	20
8	8	19	52	21
9	8	18	53	21
10	8	17	53	22
11	8	17	52	23
12	7	16	54	23
13	7	15	55	23
14	7	14	55	24
15	6	14	56	24
16	6	13	56	25
17	6	13	56	25
18	6	12	56	26
19	6	12	56	26
20	5	12	56	27
21	5	12	56	27
22	5	12	55	28
23	5	12	55	28
24	5	12	54	29
25	5	12	54	29
26	5	11	55	29
27	5	11	54	30
28	5	11	54	30
29	5	11	53	31
30	5	11	53	31
31	5	10	54	31