Urunda weather in December

In December, Urunda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 110 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Urunda's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical December day in Urunda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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 about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
152919
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
212819
222819
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Urunda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°14919.512.44.8
Feb28° / 19°12917.312.34.8
Mar28° / 19°13516.612.15.0
Apr29° / 18°406.911.86.0
May29° / 17°40.711.67.0
Jun28° / 15°0011.58.2
Jul27° / 14°0011.58.6
Aug28° / 15°0011.77.9
Sep30° / 17°10.111.96.6
Oct31° / 18°192.112.25.5
Nov31° / 19°456.712.44.8
Dec29° / 19°11014.812.54.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34159
44060
54060
63961
73862
83763
93664
103664
113565
123565
133367
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193169
203169
213070
223070
233070
243070
252971
262872
272773
282773
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Urunda gets around 110 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
334
435
536
637
739
840
942
1043
1145
1246
1348
1449
1551
1652
1753
1854
1955
2055
2155
2256
2356
2456
2556
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3157

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13347190
23247200
33147221
43047231
52847251
62746261
72546281
82445301
92245321
102144341
111944361
121843381
131742401
141541422
151439442
161438472
171336492
181235512
191233523
201232533
211130563
221129564
231128574
241127584
251126585
261026595
271025605
281024606
29923626
30923626
31922627

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 6:19 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:196:47
212.56:196:47
312.56:196:48
412.56:196:48
512.56:206:49
612.56:206:49
712.56:206:50
812.56:216:50
912.56:216:51
1012.56:216:51
1112.56:226:52
1212.56:226:52
1312.56:236:53
1412.56:236:53
1512.56:236:54
1612.56:246:54
1712.56:246:54
1812.56:256:55
1912.56:256:55
2012.56:266:56
2112.56:266:56
2212.56:276:57
2312.56:276:57
2412.56:286:58
2512.56:286:58
2612.56:296:59
2712.56:296:59
2812.56:307:00
2912.56:307:00
3012.56:317:00
3112.56:317:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Urunda

In seasonPeak

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

Urunda's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Urunda?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Urunda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urunda in December

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

In December, Urunda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Urunda 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 Urunda peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Urunda 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 Urunda is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Urunda?

Urunda sits at 8.7°S, 34.3°E, 1,050 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Rujewa, 11 km away.

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Topography around Urunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,994 m.

The land around Urunda is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Rujewa 11 km · Chimala 38 km · Ilembula 42 km · Igurusi 54 km · Makumbako 63 km · Mtwango 68 km · Njombe 93 km · Mbeya 97 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 Urunda (-8.65°, 34.3°, elevation 1,050 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).