Pallisa weather in December

In December, Pallisa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 142 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pallisa's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pallisa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:43 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Pallisa is place in Eastern Region of 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pallisa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pallisa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°9012.511.94.8
Feb31° / 19°8611.4124.3
Mar30° / 20°20720.8123.8
Apr28° / 20°32927.9123.4
May28° / 19°31528.712.13.6
Jun28° / 19°22525.912.14.0
Jul27° / 19°21525.212.14.2
Aug28° / 19°25327.1123.9
Sep28° / 19°24826.1123.7
Oct28° / 19°32428.4123.6
Nov28° / 19°27024.711.94.0
Dec29° / 19°14216.811.94.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23367
33367
43466
53466
63565
73664
83763
94060
104060
114159
124258
134456
144456
154555
164654
174654
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194852
204951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pallisa gets around 142 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
269
368
467
566
665
764
863
962
1060
1159
1258
1356
1455
1554
1653
1752
1851
1950
2050
2149
2248
2347
2446
2545
2645
2744
2843
2943
3042
3141

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1021781
2021880
3021880
4021979
5022078
6022177
7032275
8032374
9132472
10132571
11142669
12142669
13142768
14252865
15252865
16252865
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18362962
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20463060
21463060
22463060
23473158
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25473257
26573355
27573355
28573454
29583453
30583552
31583552

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 6 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
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:37 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:376:33
211.96:376:33
311.96:386:34
411.96:386:34
511.96:386:35
611.96:396:35
711.96:396:35
811.96:406:36
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1011.96:416:37
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1211.96:416:38
1311.96:426:38
1411.96:426:38
1511.96:436:39
1611.96:436:39
1711.96:446:40
1811.96:446:40
1911.96:456:41
2011.96:456:41
2111.96:466:42
2211.96:466:42
2311.96:476:43
2411.96:476:43
2511.96:486:44
2611.96:486:44
2711.96:486:45
2811.96:496:45
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.51 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pallisa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Pallisa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pallisa in December

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

In December, Pallisa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pallisa 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 Pallisa peaks around March 15 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 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pallisa 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 Pallisa is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1743 µg/m³Apr 1830 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pallisa?

Pallisa sits at 1.1°N, 33.7°E, 1,056 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Budaka, 29 km away.

KaliroButalejaBusolweBusembatiaKumi

Topography around Pallisa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pallisa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,058 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 m.

The land around Pallisa is covered by cropland (42%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (26%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
1,926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Budaka 29 km · Ngora 33 km · Namutumba 34 km · Kaliro 36 km · Butaleja 37 km · Busolwe 41 km · Busembatia 42 km · Kumi 43 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 Pallisa (1.145°, 33.7094°, elevation 1,056 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).