Budadiri weather in December

In December, Budadiri sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 192 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Budadiri's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budadiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 192 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:41 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Budadiri is place in Eastern Region, Uganda.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Budadiri reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than 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)	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Budadiri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	99	12	11.9	6.1
Feb	28° / 16°	75	10.5	12	5.7
Mar	27° / 17°	261	22.4	12	4.6
Apr	25° / 17°	537	28.2	12	3.7
May	24° / 17°	608	29.8	12.1	3.8
Jun	24° / 16°	308	26	12.1	4.2
Jul	24° / 16°	244	23.7	12.1	4.7
Aug	25° / 16°	256	25.9	12	4.4
Sep	25° / 16°	320	27.9	12	3.9
Oct	25° / 17°	544	30	12	3.7
Nov	25° / 16°	438	26.8	11.9	4.0
Dec	26° / 16°	192	18.1	11.9	5.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	26	29	29	30	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	45	46	46
Cloudier (%)	74	71	71	70	68	67	66	64	62	62	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	55	55	54	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Budadiri gets around 192 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 78% 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 (%)	78	77	76	75	73	72	71	69	68	66	65	63	62	60	59	57	56	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	46	45	44	43	43	42	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	69
9	68
10	66
11	65
12	63
13	62
14	60
15	59
16	57
17	56
18	55
19	54
20	53
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	48
25	46
26	45
27	44
28	43
29	43
30	42
31	41

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.

	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 (%)	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25
Comfortable (%)	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Humid (%)	60	60	58	57	56	55	54	52	51	50	48	47	46	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	37	60
2	3	37	60
3	4	38	58
4	4	39	57
5	5	39	56
6	5	40	55
7	6	40	54
8	7	41	52
9	8	41	51
10	9	42	50
11	10	42	48
12	10	42	47
13	11	43	46
14	12	43	45
15	13	43	44
16	14	43	42
17	15	44	41
18	16	44	40
19	17	44	39
20	18	44	38
21	19	44	37
22	20	45	36
23	20	45	35
24	21	45	34
25	22	46	33
26	22	46	32
27	23	46	31
28	23	46	30
29	24	46	30
30	24	46	29
31	25	46	29

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 6:34 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:44 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	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	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	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	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:34	6:31
2	11.9	6:35	6:31
3	11.9	6:35	6:31
4	11.9	6:36	6:32
5	11.9	6:36	6:32
6	11.9	6:36	6:33
7	11.9	6:37	6:33
8	11.9	6:37	6:33
9	11.9	6:38	6:34
10	11.9	6:38	6:34
11	11.9	6:39	6:35
12	11.9	6:39	6:35
13	11.9	6:39	6:36
14	11.9	6:40	6:36
15	11.9	6:40	6:36
16	11.9	6:41	6:37
17	11.9	6:41	6:37
18	11.9	6:42	6:38
19	11.9	6:42	6:38
20	11.9	6:43	6:39
21	11.9	6:43	6:39
22	11.9	6:44	6:40
23	11.9	6:44	6:40
24	11.9	6:45	6:41
25	11.9	6:45	6:41
26	11.9	6:46	6:42
27	11.9	6:46	6:42
28	11.9	6:46	6:42
29	11.9	6:47	6:43
30	11.9	6:47	6:43
31	11.9	6:48	6:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Budadiri?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Budadiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Budadiri in December

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

In December, Budadiri sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Budadiri 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 Budadiri peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (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)	15	16	17	15	13	11	12	13	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Budadiri 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 Budadiri is worst in January — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	40	36	32	34	40	39	35	35	36	37	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Budadiri?

Budadiri sits at 1.1°N, 34.3°E, 1,417 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Sironko, 13 km away.

Topography around Budadiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budadiri has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m around an average of 1,414 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,258 m.

The land around Budadiri is covered by trees (72%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and shrubs (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

802 m

trees 72%

16 km

2,371 m

trees 54%

80 km

3,258 m

cropland 35%

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

December weather nearby: Sironko 13 km · Mbale 18 km · Nakaloke 20 km · Manafwa 23 km · Kapchorwa 31 km · Budaka 47 km · Butaleja 49 km · Tororo 53 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
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 Budadiri (1.1481°, 34.3261°, elevation 1,417 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	25	16
2	25	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	69
9	68
10	66
11	65
12	63
13	62
14	60
15	59
16	57
17	56
18	55
19	54
20	53
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	48
25	46
26	45
27	44
28	43
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	37	60
2	3	37	60
3	4	38	58
4	4	39	57
5	5	39	56
6	5	40	55
7	6	40	54
8	7	41	52
9	8	41	51
10	9	42	50
11	10	42	48
12	10	42	47
13	11	43	46
14	12	43	45
15	13	43	44
16	14	43	42
17	15	44	41
18	16	44	40
19	17	44	39
20	18	44	38
21	19	44	37
22	20	45	36
23	20	45	35
24	21	45	34
25	22	46	33
26	22	46	32
27	23	46	31
28	23	46	30
29	24	46	30
30	24	46	29
31	25	46	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	69
9	68
10	66
11	65
12	63
13	62
14	60
15	59
16	57
17	56
18	55
19	54
20	53
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	48
25	46
26	45
27	44
28	43
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	37	60
2	3	37	60
3	4	38	58
4	4	39	57
5	5	39	56
6	5	40	55
7	6	40	54
8	7	41	52
9	8	41	51
10	9	42	50
11	10	42	48
12	10	42	47
13	11	43	46
14	12	43	45
15	13	43	44
16	14	43	42
17	15	44	41
18	16	44	40
19	17	44	39
20	18	44	38
21	19	44	37
22	20	45	36
23	20	45	35
24	21	45	34
25	22	46	33
26	22	46	32
27	23	46	31
28	23	46	30
29	24	46	30
30	24	46	29
31	25	46	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	69
9	68
10	66
11	65
12	63
13	62
14	60
15	59
16	57
17	56
18	55
19	54
20	53
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	48
25	46
26	45
27	44
28	43
29	43
30	42
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	37	60
2	3	37	60
3	4	38	58
4	4	39	57
5	5	39	56
6	5	40	55
7	6	40	54
8	7	41	52
9	8	41	51
10	9	42	50
11	10	42	48
12	10	42	47
13	11	43	46
14	12	43	45
15	13	43	44
16	14	43	42
17	15	44	41
18	16	44	40
19	17	44	39
20	18	44	38
21	19	44	37
22	20	45	36
23	20	45	35
24	21	45	34
25	22	46	33
26	22	46	32
27	23	46	31
28	23	46	30
29	24	46	30
30	24	46	29
31	25	46	29