Kyazanga weather in December

In December, Kyazanga sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 94 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kyazanga's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyazanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Kyazanga 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kyazanga reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12617
22617
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42617
52617
62617
72617
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102617
112617
122617
132617
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242617
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282617
292717
302717
312717

Kyazanga weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°6314.4125.6
Feb28° / 17°5512.8125.6
Mar27° / 17°9317.4125.1
Apr26° / 17°9920.7124.7
May26° / 17°7917.8125.4
Jun26° / 16°4010126.5
Jul26° / 16°235.7127.1
Aug26° / 16°6914.2125.9
Sep26° / 16°9620.7124.8
Oct26° / 17°13024.8124.3
Nov26° / 17°13724.3124.3
Dec26° / 17°9419125.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42278
52278
62377
72377
82377
92575
102575
112575
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kyazanga gets around 94 mm of rain over 19 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 60% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
177
277
376
476
575
673
772
870
969
1067
1165
1263
1361
1460
1558
1657
1755
1854
1954
2053
2153
2252
2352
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850
2949
3049
3149

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11918
21927
31927
41927
51927
61936
72926
82926
93916
103916
114906
124915
135905
145905
155905
166895
176895
187885
197885
207885
217885
228875
238866
248866
259856
269856
279847
2810837
2911818
3011818
3112808

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:45
212.06:446:45
312.06:446:46
412.06:456:46
512.06:456:47
612.06:466:47
712.06:466:47
812.06:476:48
912.06:476:48
1012.06:476:49
1112.06:486:49
1212.06:486:50
1312.06:496:50
1412.06:496:50
1512.06:506:51
1612.06:506:51
1712.06:516:52
1812.06:516:52
1912.06:516:53
2012.06:526:53
2112.06:526:54
2212.06:536:54
2312.06:536:55
2412.06:546:55
2512.06:546:56
2612.06:556:56
2712.06:556:57
2812.06:566:57
2912.06:566:58
3012.06:576:58
3112.06:576:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kyazanga?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kyazanga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kyazanga in December

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

In December, Kyazanga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kyazanga 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 Kyazanga 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 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kyazanga 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 Kyazanga is worst in January — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1836 µg/m³Apr 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyazanga?

Kyazanga sits at 0.4°S, 31.4°E, 1,281 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lwengo, 7.0 km away.

MasakaNakivale Refugee CampLukayaKazo

Topography around Kyazanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyazanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,303 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Kyazanga is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Lwengo 7.0 km · Lyantonde 22 km · Kasaali 34 km · Kalisizo 35 km · Masaka 43 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 56 km · Lukaya 64 km · Kazo 72 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 Kyazanga (-0.3833°, 31.35°, elevation 1,281 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).