Nyamunuka weather in December

In December, Nyamunuka sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 150 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nyamunuka's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyamunuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:54 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nyamunuka reaches about 25°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 23°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
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92515
102515
112515
122515
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282515
292515
302515
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Nyamunuka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°10319.1125.2
Feb26° / 16°9015.4125.3
Mar26° / 16°14222.8124.6
Apr25° / 16°15323.3124.4
May26° / 16°11219.2125.2
Jun26° / 16°6013125.9
Jul26° / 15°4211.1126.2
Aug26° / 16°9618.2125.2
Sep26° / 16°13321124.8
Oct25° / 16°17825.3124.3
Nov25° / 15°18926124.1
Dec25° / 15°15024124.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21783
31783
41783
51783
61882
71882
82080
92080
102080
112179
122179
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nyamunuka gets around 150 mm of rain over 24 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 77% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
784
884
983
1082
1181
1280
1380
1479
1578
1677
1776
1875
1974
2074
2173
2272
2372
2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3169

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
103862
203961
303961
404060
504159
604258
704357
804357
904456
1014554
1114653
1214752
1314851
1414950
1515049
1625048
1725147
1825246
1925345
2025345
2135344
2235344
2335443
2435443
2535542
2635641
2735641
2835740
2935740
3035740
3135839

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 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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:48 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:51
212.06:486:51
312.06:496:52
412.06:496:52
512.06:506:52
612.06:506:53
712.06:506:53
812.06:516:54
912.06:516:54
1012.06:526:54
1112.06:526:55
1212.06:536:55
1312.06:536:56
1412.06:536:56
1512.06:546:57
1612.06:546:57
1712.06:556:58
1812.06:556:58
1912.06:566:59
2012.06:566:59
2112.06:577:00
2212.06:577:00
2312.06:587:01
2412.06:587:01
2512.06:597:01
2612.06:597:02
2712.07:007:02
2812.07:007:03
2912.07:007:03
3012.07:017:04
3112.07:017:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.54 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
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nyamunuka?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Nyamunuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyamunuka in December

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

In December, Nyamunuka sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nyamunuka 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 Nyamunuka peaks around March 16 at about 16 (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 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nyamunuka 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 Nyamunuka 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 Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka sits at 0.8°S, 30.1°E, 1,542 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rukungiri, 17 km away.

KanunguNyacheraMabareKyamahunguRutoma

Topography around Nyamunuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyamunuka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,160 m.

The land around Nyamunuka is covered by shrubs (36%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), trees (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
3,160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Rukungiri 17 km · Ntungamo 20 km · Ishaka 33 km · Kanungu 36 km · Nyachera 37 km · Mabare 42 km · Kyamahungu 43 km · Rutoma 44 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 Nyamunuka (-0.8349°, 30.0922°, elevation 1,542 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).