Kigumba weather in December

In December, Kigumba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.5 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 26% 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 Kigumba's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kigumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:51 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kigumba is place in Western 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 Kigumba 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 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303019
313019

How December really feels in Kigumba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kigumba 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
Jan31° / 19°285.511.95.1
Feb32° / 20°30611.94.3
Mar31° / 20°10013.3124.1
Apr29° / 20°14720.9123.9
May28° / 19°11920.412.14.6
Jun28° / 19°9716.712.15.2
Jul28° / 18°10217.112.15.3
Aug28° / 18°1382212.14.7
Sep28° / 18°14221.8124.4
Oct28° / 19°17722.4124.4
Nov28° / 19°12517.211.94.9
Dec29° / 19°477.511.95.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43862
53961
64060
74159
84258
94357
104258
114456
124456
134654
144654
154753
164753
174951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kigumba gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
337
436
535
634
733
832
931
1030
1129
1228
1327
1426
1525
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1174646
2274745
3274843
4284942
5284940
6395038
73105037
84115035
94125034
105135032
115145130
126155029
136165127
147175026
158185024
168195023
179205021
189214920
1910224919
2011234819
2111234818
2212244717
2312254716
2413254715
2513264615
2614264614
2714274514
2815274513
2915274413
3016274413
3117284313

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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86calm
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126calm
136calm
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317calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:39
211.96:456:39
311.96:456:40
411.96:466:40
511.96:466:40
611.96:476:41
711.96:476:41
811.96:486:42
911.96:486:42
1011.96:486:42
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1311.96:506:44
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1711.96:526:45
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1911.96:536:46
2011.96:536:47
2111.96:546:47
2211.96:546:48
2311.96:556:48
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2611.96:566:50
2711.96:566:50
2811.96:576:51
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3011.96:586:52
3111.96:586:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kigumba?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kigumba in December

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

In December, Kigumba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kigumba 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 Kigumba peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kigumba 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 Kigumba is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (April, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1938 µg/m³Apr 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb34Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kigumba?

Kigumba sits at 1.8°N, 32.0°E, 1,084 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buyale, 19 km away.

MasindiApacHoimaButembaAnakaPakwach

Topography around Kigumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kigumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Kigumba is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Buyale 19 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 23 km · Masindi 36 km · Apac 62 km · Hoima 84 km · Butemba 84 km · Anaka 88 km · Pakwach 92 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 Kigumba (1.8084°, 32.005°, elevation 1,084 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).