Usagara weather in December

In December, Usagara sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 189 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Usagara's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Usagara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 23.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:40 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Usagara reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

Usagara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	125	19.6	12.1	5.0
Feb	28° / 20°	93	13.9	12.1	5.2
Mar	28° / 20°	141	18.2	12	4.8
Apr	28° / 20°	150	18	11.9	4.9
May	28° / 19°	53	8.8	11.9	6.2
Jun	29° / 19°	21	4.1	11.8	6.4
Jul	29° / 18°	8	1.6	11.9	6.6
Aug	29° / 19°	35	5.6	11.9	6.0
Sep	29° / 20°	67	11	12	5.2
Oct	28° / 20°	155	21.1	12.1	4.5
Nov	27° / 19°	219	24.5	12.1	4.2
Dec	27° / 19°	189	23.9	12.2	4.5

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	36	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	64	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Usagara gets around 189 mm of rain over 23.9 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 76% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	81	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	73
26	73
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	71
31	71

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% 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
Humid (%)	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23
Muggy (%)	79	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

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.

	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)	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	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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11	6	calm
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15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:56 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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)	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	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	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:33	6:42
2	12.1	6:34	6:42
3	12.1	6:34	6:43
4	12.1	6:35	6:43
5	12.1	6:35	6:44
6	12.1	6:35	6:44
7	12.1	6:36	6:45
8	12.2	6:36	6:45
9	12.2	6:36	6:46
10	12.2	6:37	6:46
11	12.2	6:37	6:46
12	12.2	6:38	6:47
13	12.2	6:38	6:47
14	12.2	6:39	6:48
15	12.2	6:39	6:48
16	12.2	6:40	6:49
17	12.2	6:40	6:49
18	12.2	6:40	6:50
19	12.2	6:41	6:50
20	12.2	6:41	6:51
21	12.2	6:42	6:51
22	12.2	6:42	6:52
23	12.2	6:43	6:52
24	12.2	6:43	6:53
25	12.2	6:44	6:53
26	12.2	6:44	6:53
27	12.2	6:45	6:54
28	12.2	6:45	6:54
29	12.2	6:46	6:55
30	12.2	6:46	6:55
31	12.2	6:47	6:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.79 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	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	6.0
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	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	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Usagara

In seasonPeak

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

Usagara's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Usagara?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Usagara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Usagara in December

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

In December, Usagara sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Usagara in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Usagara 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.

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

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	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	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Usagara 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 Usagara 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	21	18	16	13	14	14	15	16	14	16	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Usagara?

Usagara sits at 2.7°S, 33.0°E, 1,294 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kisesa, 15 km away.

Topography around Usagara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Usagara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 1,234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Usagara is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

124 m

cropland 70%

16 km

241 m

cropland 58%

80 km

468 m

cropland 56%

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

December weather nearby: Kisesa 15 km · Misungwi 21 km · Mwanza 22 km · Sengerema 39 km · Kihangara 40 km · Ngudu 49 km · Magu 51 km · Nansio 61 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 Usagara (-2.6833°, 33°, elevation 1,294 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	73
26	73
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	71
31	71

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	73
26	73
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	71
31	71

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	73
26	73
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	71
31	71

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77