Kaliro weather in December

In December, Kaliro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.2 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kaliro's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaliro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Kaliro is place in Eastern Uganda, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kaliro 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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Kaliro 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°499.8125.0
Feb31° / 20°468.6124.4
Mar30° / 20°12116.8124.0
Apr28° / 20°19225.3123.6
May28° / 19°18326.5123.9
Jun28° / 19°10620.112.14.7
Jul28° / 19°8116.7125.3
Aug28° / 19°9219.5124.8
Sep28° / 19°11121.1124.2
Oct28° / 19°16124.8123.9
Nov28° / 19°14820.9124.4
Dec29° / 19°7713.211.95.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43565
53565
63664
73862
83862
93961
104159
114258
124357
134357
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kaliro gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
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752
851
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1049
1148
1247
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1543
1642
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1939
2038
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2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1011287
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:376:34
212.06:386:35
312.06:386:35
412.06:386:35
512.06:396:36
612.06:396:36
712.06:406:37
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1211.96:426:39
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1611.96:446:41
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1811.96:456:42
1911.96:456:42
2011.96:466:42
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2211.96:476:43
2311.96:476:44
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2511.96:486:45
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2711.96:496:46
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kaliro?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kaliro for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaliro in December

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

In December, Kaliro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaliro 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 Kaliro peaks around March 16 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kaliro 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 Kaliro is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJan 1759 µg/m³Apr 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr38Poor
May41Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kaliro?

Kaliro sits at 0.9°N, 33.5°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Busembatia, 19 km away.

PallisaKamuliBugiriMagamaga

Topography around Kaliro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaliro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,074 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Kaliro is covered by shrubs (38%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (28%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
367 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Busembatia 19 km · Namutumba 22 km · Busesa 32 km · Iganga 32 km · Pallisa 36 km · Kamuli 43 km · Bugiri 45 km · Magamaga 45 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 Kaliro (0.8944°, 33.4994°, elevation 1,085 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).