Ntungamo weather in December

In December, Ntungamo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 62 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ntungamo's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ntungamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:54 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Ntungamo is human settlement.

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 Ntungamo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 27°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)
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Ntungamo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°379.6126.4
Feb27° / 16°388.6126.2
Mar27° / 16°6614.1125.7
Apr26° / 16°8416.7125.3
May26° / 16°5411.5126.3
Jun26° / 16°163.4127.3
Jul27° / 16°71.5127.5
Aug27° / 16°336.2126.8
Sep27° / 16°5511.6126.1
Oct26° / 16°9217.4125.3
Nov25° / 15°9919.3125.1
Dec26° / 15°6214.5125.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42476
52575
62674
72674
82773
92773
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ntungamo gets around 62 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
360
460
559
658
756
855
954
1052
1150
1249
1347
1446
1545
1643
1742
1841
1941
2040
2139
2239
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3035
3135

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
105644
205743
305842
415742
515841
615940
716039
816138
926137
1026236
1126335
1236334
1336433
1436532
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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135calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:50
212.06:486:51
312.06:486:51
412.06:486:51
512.06:496:52
612.06:496:52
712.06:506:53
812.06:506:53
912.06:506:53
1012.06:516:54
1112.06:516:54
1212.16:526:55
1312.16:526:55
1412.16:536:56
1512.16:536:56
1612.16:546:57
1712.16:546:57
1812.16:556:58
1912.16:556:58
2012.16:556:58
2112.16:566:59
2212.16:566:59
2312.16:577:00
2412.16:577:00
2512.16:587:01
2612.16:587:01
2712.16:597:02
2812.16:597:02
2912.17:007:03
3012.17:007:03
3112.17:017:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.45 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
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ntungamo?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ntungamo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ntungamo in December

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

In December, Ntungamo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ntungamo 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 Ntungamo peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ntungamo 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 Ntungamo is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ntungamo?

Ntungamo sits at 0.9°S, 30.3°E, 1,423 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nyachera, 17 km away.

RukungiriRutomaIryangoIshaka

Topography around Ntungamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ntungamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,679 m.

The land around Ntungamo is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Nyachera 17 km · Nyamunuka 20 km · Mabare 23 km · Kinoni 32 km · Rukungiri 36 km · Rutoma 37 km · Iryango 39 km · Ishaka 40 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 Ntungamo (-0.8794°, 30.2642°, elevation 1,423 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).