Kabwe weather in December

In December, Kabwe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 211 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kabwe's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:37 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kabwe is city in central province of Zambia.

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 Kabwe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°23925.312.84.1
Feb27° / 18°18721.312.54.4
Mar26° / 18°12017.712.15.4
Apr26° / 16°24511.77.6
May25° / 13°30.611.38.9
Jun23° / 11°10.111.29.1
Jul23° / 11°10.111.29.0
Aug26° / 13°0011.59.1
Sep29° / 17°10.211.97.2
Oct31° / 20°102.212.35.4
Nov30° / 20°8712.212.74.6
Dec27° / 19°21123.312.84.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
32971
42971
52872
62773
72674
82476
92377
102278
112179
122080
131882
141882
151882
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kabwe gets around 211 mm of rain over 23.3 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 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
261
362
463
564
665
767
868
970
1072
1173
1275
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1578
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1880
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2181
2281
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2481
2581
2681
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2881
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3180

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 (%)
17114041
27114042
36113944
46103845
55103847
65103749
7493651
8493552
9383455
10383356
11273259
12263161
13262963
14252865
15152767
16142570
17142471
18132373
19132274
20132175
21132076
22132076
23021979
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25021880
26021880
27021880
28021880
29021979
30021979
31021979

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:32 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:326:20
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312.85:336:21
412.85:336:21
512.85:336:22
612.85:336:23
712.85:346:23
812.85:346:24
912.85:346:24
1012.85:356:25
1112.85:356:25
1212.85:356:26
1312.85:366:26
1412.85:366:27
1512.85:366:27
1612.85:376:28
1712.95:376:28
1812.95:386:29
1912.95:386:29
2012.95:396:30
2112.95:396:30
2212.95:406:31
2312.95:406:31
2412.95:406:32
2512.95:416:32
2612.95:416:33
2712.95:426:33
2812.85:426:33
2912.85:436:34
3012.85:446:34
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kabwe

In seasonPeak

In December, Kabwe sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kabwe's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kabwe?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kabwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabwe in December

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

In December, Kabwe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabwe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabwe peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kabwe 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 Kabwe is worst in August — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 1841 µg/m³Apr 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug42Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kabwe?

Kabwe sits at 14.4°S, 28.4°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kapiri Mposhi, 58 km away.

ChungaMadidoChongweLusaka WestNtandabaleLusakaNamalombwe

Topography around Kabwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 1,188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m.

The land around Kabwe is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), cropland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
922 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Kapiri Mposhi 58 km · Chunga 99 km · Madido 101 km · Chongwe 101 km · Lusaka West 103 km · Ntandabale 105 km · Lusaka 108 km · Namalombwe 108 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Kabwe (-14.4469°, 28.4464°, elevation 1,191 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).