Mityana weather in December

In December, Mityana sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 106 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Mityana's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mityana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Mityana is place in Central 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mityana reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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
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72617
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112617
122617
132717
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292717
302717
312717

Mityana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7514.9125.4
Feb29° / 18°7715.7124.7
Mar28° / 18°13824.3124.2
Apr26° / 18°18327.4123.7
May26° / 18°15927124.0
Jun26° / 17°8918.4125.2
Jul26° / 17°7215.2125.7
Aug26° / 17°12422.9124.6
Sep27° / 17°14426.2124.0
Oct26° / 17°18228.5123.7
Nov26° / 17°17026.1123.9
Dec27° / 17°10619125.1

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 17% 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
42179
52377
62476
72476
82575
92674
102773
112872
122971
132971
143070
153169
163268
173268
183367
193367
203367
213367
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mityana gets around 106 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 61% 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
276
375
474
573
672
771
870
968
1067
1166
1264
1363
1461
1560
1659
1758
1857
1956
2056
2155
2254
2354
2453
2552
2652
2751
2851
2950
3050
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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1003664
2003763
3003862
4003862
5014059
6014158
7014257
8014356
9024454
10024553
11024652
12034750
13034848
14044947
15045145
16055144
17055342
18065341
19065440
20065440
21075439
22075439
23075538
24085438
25185437
26185437
27195337
28195337
291105237
302105137
312105038

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 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
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55calm
65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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185calm
195calm
205calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
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 6:42 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:426:41
212.06:436:41
312.06:436:42
412.06:446:42
512.06:446:43
612.06:446:43
712.06:456:43
812.06:456:44
912.06:466:44
1012.06:466:45
1112.06:476:45
1212.06:476:46
1312.06:476:46
1412.06:486:46
1512.06:486:47
1612.06:496:47
1712.06:496:48
1812.06:506:48
1912.06:506:49
2012.06:516:49
2112.06:516:50
2212.06:526:50
2312.06:526:51
2412.06:536:51
2512.06:536:52
2612.06:536:52
2712.06:546:53
2812.06:546:53
2912.06:556:53
3012.06:556:54
3112.06:566:54

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 4.79 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
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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175.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mityana?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mityana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mityana in December

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

In December, Mityana sees daytime highs around 27°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 Mityana 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 Mityana 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 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mityana 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 Mityana is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mityana?

Mityana sits at 0.4°N, 32.0°E, 1,199 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Gombe, 25 km away.

BukuyaKizibaMpigiKakiri

Topography around Mityana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mityana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Mityana is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Gombe 25 km · Namayumba 28 km · Kasanda 29 km · Bukomero 31 km · Bukuya 37 km · Kiziba 38 km · Mpigi 39 km · Kakiri 41 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 Mityana (0.4175°, 32.0228°, elevation 1,199 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).