Rwamwanja Refugee Camp weather in December

In December, Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 84 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rwamwanja Refugee Camp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:54 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 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 25°C and 29°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132716
142716
152716
162716
172717
182717
192717
202717
212717
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°399.2125.8
Feb29° / 18°459.6125.0
Mar28° / 18°10118.2124.5
Apr27° / 17°13322.8124.3
May27° / 17°10620125.0
Jun27° / 17°459.8126.2
Jul28° / 17°276.5126.6
Aug28° / 17°7815.5125.5
Sep27° / 17°11221124.7
Oct27° / 17°15326.1124.0
Nov26° / 17°16525.6124.1
Dec27° / 17°8415.5125.5

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 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42476
52476
62575
72575
82773
92872
102872
112971
122971
133070
143070
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233367
243367
253367
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp gets around 84 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
472
570
669
767
865
963
1061
1159
1257
1354
1452
1550
1647
1745
1843
1942
2040
2139
2237
2336
2435
2533
2632
2731
2831
2930
3029
3129

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
104951
205941
305941
406931
507921
608920
7010900
8011890
9013870
10114850
11116830
12117820
13119800
14121771
15222751
16224731
17226711
18227701
19329671
20330661
21332641
22333631
23334621
24336601
25437581
26438571
27439561
28539551
29540541
30640531
31741511

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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
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 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 6:47 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:47
212.06:486:47
312.06:486:47
412.06:496:48
512.06:496:48
612.06:506:49
712.06:506:49
812.06:516:49
912.06:516:50
1012.06:516:50
1112.06:526:51
1212.06:526:51
1312.06:536:52
1412.06:536:52
1512.06:546:52
1612.06:546:53
1712.06:556:53
1812.06:556:54
1912.06:566:54
2012.06:566:55
2112.06:566:55
2212.06:576:56
2312.06:576:56
2412.06:586:57
2512.06:586:57
2612.06:596:58
2712.06:596:58
2812.07:006:59
2912.07:006:59
3012.07:016:59
3112.07:017:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rwamwanja Refugee Camp?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Rwamwanja Refugee Camp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rwamwanja Refugee Camp in December

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

In December, Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 17UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2044 µg/m³May 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rwamwanja Refugee Camp?

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sits at 0.3°N, 30.7°E, 1,396 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kamwenge, 29 km away.

KasoziKatokeKyegegwaRwiimiKazo

Topography around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,298 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,742 m.

The land around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
3,742 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kamwenge 29 km · Kyenjojo 32 km · Butunduzi 32 km · Kasozi 40 km · Katoke 46 km · Kyegegwa 46 km · Rwiimi 47 km · Kazo 49 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp (0.348°, 30.6543°, elevation 1,396 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).