Kayunga weather in December

In December, Kayunga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 109 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12 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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kayunga's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kayunga is place 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kayunga 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 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kayunga 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
Jan29° / 18°7414.9125.0
Feb29° / 19°7314.6124.5
Mar29° / 19°14022.8123.9
Apr27° / 19°19927.6123.6
May27° / 19°19528.4123.7
Jun27° / 18°13524.6124.2
Jul26° / 17°11721.8124.7
Aug27° / 18°13924.7124.3
Sep27° / 18°14425.2124.1
Oct27° / 18°17727.7123.8
Nov27° / 18°16925124.0
Dec28° / 18°10919.1125.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32773
42773
52773
62971
73070
83070
93268
103268
113466
123565
133565
143664
153664
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kayunga gets around 109 mm of rain over 19.1 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 61% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
473
572
672
771
870
968
1067
1166
1264
1363
1462
1560
1659
1758
1857
1957
2056
2156
2255
2355
2454
2553
2652
2752
2851
2950
3050
3149

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
100694
200694
300793
400793
500892
600991
7001090
8001189
9001387
10011485
11011584
12011683
13011782
14011881
15011980
16022078
17022177
18022177
19022177
20032275
21032275
22032275
23032275
24032275
25032176
26032176
27042175
28142174
29142174
30142174
31152173

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
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55calm
65calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours 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 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:37
212.06:406:37
312.06:406:38
412.06:416:38
512.06:416:39
612.06:416:39
712.06:426:39
812.06:426:40
912.06:436:40
1012.06:436:41
1112.06:446:41
1212.06:446:42
1312.06:446:42
1412.06:456:42
1512.06:456:43
1612.06:466:43
1712.06:466:44
1812.06:476:44
1912.06:476:45
2012.06:486:45
2112.06:486:46
2212.06:496:46
2312.06:496:47
2412.06:506:47
2512.06:506:48
2612.06:516:48
2712.06:516:49
2812.06:516:49
2912.06:526:49
3012.06:526:50
3112.06:536:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kayunga?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kayunga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kayunga in December

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

In December, Kayunga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kayunga 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 Kayunga peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kayunga 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 Kayunga 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 Kayunga?

Kayunga sits at 0.7°N, 32.9°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buwenge, 32 km away.

KamuliLugaziMukonoWobulenziBuikweKasangatiNjeru

Topography around Kayunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Kayunga is covered by wetland (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (49%), shrubs (26%) and wetland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Buwenge 32 km · Kamuli 37 km · Lugazi 38 km · Mukono 42 km · Wobulenzi 42 km · Buikwe 43 km · Kasangati 43 km · Njeru 43 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 Kayunga (0.7025°, 32.8886°, elevation 1,071 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).