Lukaya weather in December

In December, Lukaya sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 102 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 12% 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 Lukaya's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Lukaya is place in Central.

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 Lukaya 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
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

Lukaya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°7716.5125.4
Feb28° / 18°7416.2125.1
Mar27° / 18°12322.7124.5
Apr26° / 18°16126123.9
May26° / 17°12924124.5
Jun26° / 17°7015.5125.7
Jul26° / 17°4811.1126.4
Aug26° / 17°9017.7125.4
Sep26° / 17°12223.4124.5
Oct26° / 17°14825.9124.1
Nov26° / 17°15025.3124.1
Dec26° / 17°10220.4125.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42278
52377
62476
72476
82575
92674
102872
112872
122971
132971
143070
153169
163268
173268
183268
193367
203367
213466
223466
233565
243565
253565
263565
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lukaya gets around 102 mm of rain over 20.4 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 65% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
180
280
379
479
578
677
776
874
973
1071
1170
1268
1366
1465
1564
1662
1761
1861
1960
2059
2158
2258
2357
2457
2557
2656
2756
2856
2956
3055
3155

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1005446
2005545
3005545
4005644
5015643
6015643
7015742
8015841
9025840
10025939
11026038
12026137
13036136
14036235
15036235
16036334
17046234
18046333
19046333
20046333
21046333
22046333
23046333
24046234
25046234
26056134
27056134
28056134
29056035
30165835
31165835

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:426:43
212.06:436:43
312.06:436:43
412.06:436:44
512.06:446:44
612.06:446:45
712.06:456:45
812.06:456:45
912.06:456:46
1012.06:466:46
1112.06:466:47
1212.06:476:47
1312.06:476:48
1412.06:486:48
1512.06:486:48
1612.06:496:49
1712.06:496:49
1812.06:496:50
1912.06:506:50
2012.06:506:51
2112.06:516:51
2212.06:516:52
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:53
2512.06:536:53
2612.06:536:54
2712.06:546:54
2812.06:546:55
2912.06:556:55
3012.06:556:55
3112.06:566:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lukaya?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Lukaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukaya in December

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

In December, Lukaya sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lukaya 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 Lukaya 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lukaya 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 Lukaya is worst in January — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1740 µg/m³May 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lukaya?

Lukaya sits at 0.1°S, 31.9°E, 1,206 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Masaka, 28 km away.

GombeKalisizoLwengoMityanaMpigiKyazangaKasaali

Topography around Lukaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 1,201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Lukaya is covered by shrubs (41%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (28%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Masaka 28 km · Gombe 44 km · Kalisizo 54 km · Lwengo 60 km · Mityana 62 km · Mpigi 63 km · Kyazanga 64 km · Kasaali 65 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 Lukaya (-0.1131°, 31.8539°, elevation 1,206 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).