Tinde weather in December

In December, Tinde sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 128 mm of rain across 18 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 29°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 Tinde's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tinde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tinde reaches about 29°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 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62919
72919
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312819

How December really feels in Tinde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tinde 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
Jan28° / 19°11717.512.24.8
Feb29° / 19°8913.812.14.7
Mar29° / 19°11115.5124.7
Apr29° / 19°9613.111.95.1
May29° / 19°213.711.86.1
Jun30° / 18°20.511.86.4
Jul29° / 18°0011.86.7
Aug30° / 19°20.511.96.0
Sep32° / 20°51.1125.0
Oct32° / 21°254.612.14.4
Nov30° / 20°9612.212.24.5
Dec29° / 19°1281812.24.6

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 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113862
123862
133862
143664
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193664
203763
213763
223763
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243862
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313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tinde gets around 128 mm of rain over 18 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 58% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
454
555
655
756
856
957
1058
1158
1259
1359
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1960
2060
2160
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
19204823
28204824
38204824
48194825
57194825
67194826
77184926
87174927
97174927
106165127
116165028
126155128
136155128
145145229
155145229
165135230
175135230
185135131
195135032
205125132
215125033
224125133
234125034
244124935
254124935
264124836
274124836
284124737
294124737
304114738
314114738

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:316:43
212.26:316:44
312.26:316:44
412.26:326:45
512.26:326:45
612.26:326:45
712.26:336:46
812.26:336:46
912.26:346:47
1012.26:346:47
1112.26:346:48
1212.26:356:48
1312.26:356:49
1412.26:366:49
1512.26:366:50
1612.26:376:50
1712.26:376:51
1812.26:386:51
1912.26:386:51
2012.26:386:52
2112.26:396:52
2212.26:396:53
2312.26:406:53
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2512.26:416:54
2612.26:416:55
2712.26:426:55
2812.26:426:56
2912.26:436:56
3012.26:436:57
3112.26:446:57

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 — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tinde

In seasonPeak

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

Tinde'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 Tinde?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Tinde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tinde in December

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

In December, Tinde sees daytime highs around 29°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 Tinde 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 Tinde 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tinde 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 Tinde is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1917 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tinde?

Tinde sits at 3.9°S, 33.2°E, 1,154 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Isaka, 30 km away.

Mhango

Topography around Tinde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tinde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Tinde is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Isaka 30 km · Shinyanga 35 km · Nzega 37 km · Old Shinyanga 43 km · Songwa 54 km · Mwadui 58 km · Kahama 67 km · Mhango 77 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 Tinde (-3.8833°, 33.2°, elevation 1,154 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).