Kamuli weather in December

In December, Kamuli sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 103 mm of rain across 16 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 28°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 Kamuli's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamuli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Kamuli is place in Kamuli District 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kamuli reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 30°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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22818
32818
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122818
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Kamuli 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° / 18°6111.5125.0
Feb31° / 19°6111.1124.4
Mar30° / 19°14421.1123.8
Apr28° / 19°22827.2123.5
May27° / 19°22728123.7
Jun27° / 18°15624.612.14.2
Jul27° / 18°14122.9124.5
Aug27° / 18°16725.4124.2
Sep28° / 18°17125.4124.0
Oct27° / 19°22927.8123.7
Nov27° / 19°19924.2124.1
Dec28° / 18°1031611.95.1

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 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
43070
53169
63268
73268
83466
93565
103664
113664
123862
133961
144060
154060
164060
174159
184258
194258
204258
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224258
234258
244357
254357
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274357
284258
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304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kamuli gets around 103 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
266
365
464
563
661
760
859
957
1056
1154
1253
1352
1450
1549
1648
1748
1847
1947
2046
2146
2245
2345
2444
2543
2643
2742
2841
2940
3040
3139

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
100595
200694
300694
400793
500892
601990
7011089
8011188
9011386
10011485
11011683
12011782
13011881
14021979
15022078
16022177
17032176
18032275
19032374
20042373
21042373
22042472
23042472
24042472
25052471
26052471
27052471
28052570
29152569
30162568
31162568

Wind in December

Winds average 5 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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195calm
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265calm
275calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:39 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:396:36
211.96:396:36
311.96:406:36
411.96:406:37
511.96:406:37
611.96:416:38
711.96:416:38
811.96:426:39
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1011.96:436:39
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1311.96:446:41
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1511.96:456:42
1611.96:456:42
1711.96:466:43
1811.96:466:43
1911.96:476:43
2011.96:476:44
2111.96:486:44
2211.96:486:45
2311.96:496:45
2411.96:496:46
2511.96:506:46
2611.96:506:47
2711.96:506:47
2811.96:516:48
2911.96:516:48
3011.96:526:49
3111.96:526:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kamuli?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kamuli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kamuli in December

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

In December, Kamuli sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kamuli 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 Kamuli peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamuli 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 Kamuli is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kamuli?

Kamuli sits at 0.9°N, 33.1°E, 1,120 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buyende, 23 km away.

KayungaKaliroKakiraBugembeMagamagaIganga

Topography around Kamuli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamuli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Kamuli is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
329 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Buyende 23 km · Buwenge 34 km · Kayunga 37 km · Kaliro 43 km · Kakira 52 km · Bugembe 53 km · Magamaga 54 km · Iganga 54 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 Kamuli (0.9472°, 33.1197°, elevation 1,120 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).