Lwakyomba weather in December

In December, Lwakyomba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 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 Lwakyomba's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lwakyomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Lwakyomba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
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222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

Lwakyomba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°346.611.95.3
Feb31° / 19°357.5124.4
Mar30° / 19°9816.4124.1
Apr28° / 19°14823.4123.9
May28° / 18°12122124.6
Jun28° / 17°7214.112.15.6
Jul28° / 17°5711.412.16.0
Aug28° / 17°11419.4124.9
Sep28° / 17°13823.1124.2
Oct27° / 18°19026.5123.9
Nov27° / 18°14321.611.94.5
Dec28° / 18°6310.711.95.7

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 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43268
53268
63565
73565
83565
93763
103763
113763
123862
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
233862
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lwakyomba gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
251
350
449
548
647
746
845
944
1042
1141
1239
1338
1436
1535
1633
1732
1830
1929
2028
2127
2226
2325
2425
2524
2624
2723
2823
2922
3022
3122

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1035641
2045739
3045838
4055837
5055936
6165934
7185833
8195832
91105831
102115730
112125828
122135827
132145826
143165724
153175723
163185821
174195720
184205719
194225618
204235617
214245616
225255515
235265415
245275414
255275513
265285413
275295313
286295213
296305113
307305013
318314913

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:466:42
211.96:466:43
311.96:476:43
411.96:476:43
511.96:486:44
611.96:486:44
711.96:486:45
811.96:496:45
911.96:496:46
1011.96:506:46
1111.96:506:46
1211.96:516:47
1311.96:516:47
1411.96:526:48
1511.96:526:48
1611.96:526:49
1711.96:536:49
1811.96:536:50
1911.96:546:50
2011.96:546:50
2111.96:556:51
2211.96:556:51
2311.96:566:52
2411.96:566:52
2511.96:576:53
2611.96:576:53
2711.96:586:54
2811.96:586:54
2911.96:596:55
3011.96:596:55
3111.96:596:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lwakyomba?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lwakyomba in December

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

In December, Lwakyomba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lwakyomba 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 Lwakyomba peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lwakyomba 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 Lwakyomba is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2043 µg/m³May 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lwakyomba?

Lwakyomba sits at 1.1°N, 31.4°E, 1,086 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Butemba, 24 km away.

HoimaKakumiroKibogaMubendeBukuya

Topography around Lwakyomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lwakyomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around Lwakyomba is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (29%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Butemba 24 km · Buhimba 28 km · Kikube 33 km · Hoima 36 km · Kakumiro 38 km · Kiboga 47 km · Mubende 62 km · Bukuya 67 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 Lwakyomba (1.1167°, 31.4°, elevation 1,086 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).