Singida weather in December

In December, Singida sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 119 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Singida's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Singida is town in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Singida reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Singida weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14316.512.25.6
Feb26° / 17°9913.612.25.7
Mar27° / 17°11313.9126.0
Apr26° / 17°658.411.96.8
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 13°00.111.78.8
Aug26° / 14°00.111.88.6
Sep27° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov28° / 17°495.512.26.4
Dec27° / 17°11913.612.35.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45248
55248
65248
75050
85050
94951
104852
114852
124753
134654
144555
154555
164357
174258
184258
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214159
224159
234159
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253961
264060
274060
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304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Singida gets around 119 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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432
533
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1141
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1547
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2151
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2451
2552
2652
2752
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1423425
2413425
3393426
4383428
5373429
6363430
7343432
8333333
9323335
10303337
11293338
12283240
13273241
14263143
15253045
16243046
17242947
18232948
19232849
20222850
21222751
22222751
23212752
24212752
25212752
26202753
27202753
28192655
29192655
30192655
31182656

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 6:23 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:236:39
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312.36:246:39
412.36:246:40
512.36:246:40
612.36:256:41
712.36:256:41
812.36:266:42
912.36:266:42
1012.36:266:43
1112.36:276:43
1212.36:276:44
1312.36:286:44
1412.36:286:45
1512.36:286:45
1612.36:296:46
1712.36:296:46
1812.36:306:46
1912.36:306:47
2012.36:316:47
2112.36:316:48
2212.36:326:48
2312.36:326:49
2412.36:336:49
2512.36:336:50
2612.36:346:50
2712.36:346:51
2812.36:346:51
2912.36:356:52
3012.36:356:52
3112.36:366:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Singida

In seasonPeak

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

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

Singida's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Singida?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Singida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Singida in December

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

In December, Singida sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Singida 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 Singida peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Singida?

Singida sits at 4.8°S, 34.7°E, 1,508 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Puma, 20 km away.

Topography around Singida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 1,504 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Singida is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Puma 20 km · Ilongero 22 km · Mungaa 23 km · Sepuka 24 km · Igugunu 30 km · Mtinko 32 km · Ikungi 35 km · Basotu 63 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 Singida (-4.8163°, 34.7436°, elevation 1,508 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).