Hoima weather in December

In December, Hoima sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 166 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Hoima's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Hoima is town in Uganda.

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

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 Hoima reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°6610.611.95.5
Feb30° / 21°6111.2124.8
Mar29° / 21°19922.1123.9
Apr28° / 21°29127.2123.6
May28° / 20°25127.912.13.8
Jun27° / 20°17423.312.14.4
Jul27° / 20°16423.612.14.5
Aug27° / 20°23227.9123.9
Sep27° / 20°28028.5123.6
Oct27° / 20°37630.2123.4
Nov27° / 20°35327.611.93.7
Dec27° / 20°16618.511.95.1

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43169
53268
63367
73466
83565
93664
103763
113961
123961
134060
144258
154357
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224654
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304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hoima gets around 166 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
380
479
577
676
775
873
971
1070
1168
1266
1364
1462
1560
1658
1756
1854
1952
2051
2150
2248
2347
2446
2545
2644
2743
2842
2941
3040
3140

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
100496
200595
300595
400595
500694
600793
700892
800991
9001090
10001189
11011287
12011485
13011584
14011683
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16011980
17012178
18012376
19012475
20012673
21012772
22022870
23022969
24022969
25023068
26023068
27033067
28033166
29143164
30143164
31153163

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:47 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:476:42
211.96:476:42
311.96:476:43
411.96:486:43
511.96:486:44
611.96:496:44
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1311.96:526:47
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1511.96:536:48
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1711.96:546:49
1811.96:546:49
1911.96:556:50
2011.96:556:50
2111.96:566:51
2211.96:566:51
2311.96:576:52
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2511.96:576:52
2611.96:586:53
2711.96:586:53
2811.96:596:54
2911.96:596:54
3011.97:006:55
3111.97:006:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hoima?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Hoima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoima in December

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

In December, Hoima sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hoima in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hoima peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hoima 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 Hoima is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hoima?

Hoima sits at 1.4°N, 31.4°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buhimba, 11 km away.

LwakyombaButembaMasindiKyangwali Refugee CampKakumiroKiboga

Topography around Hoima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoima has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,707 m.

The land around Hoima is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), grassland (30%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Buhimba 11 km · Kikube 17 km · Lwakyomba 36 km · Butemba 42 km · Masindi 48 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 69 km · Kakumiro 73 km · Kiboga 74 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
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Hoima (1.4331°, 31.3524°, elevation 1,131 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).