Kawambwa weather in December

In December, Kawambwa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 367 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kawambwa's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kawambwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
367 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kawambwa 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 Kawambwa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Kawambwa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°32229.312.53.6
Feb26° / 18°26625.512.33.7
Mar26° / 18°31128.812.13.7
Apr27° / 18°12214.911.85.6
May28° / 17°10211.67.3
Jun28° / 16°0011.48.4
Jul28° / 15°0011.58.4
Aug30° / 17°10.211.76.6
Sep31° / 19°142.911.95.0
Oct30° / 20°9113.312.24.3
Nov27° / 18°26725.412.43.9
Dec26° / 18°36729.612.63.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
3892
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kawambwa gets around 367 mm of rain over 29.6 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3095
3195

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113069
212970
312970
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:38 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:386:09
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412.55:386:11
512.55:396:11
612.55:396:12
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1312.65:426:15
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2012.65:456:19
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2312.65:466:20
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2512.65:476:21
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2712.65:486:22
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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 5.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kawambwa

In seasonPeak

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

Kawambwa's monsoon runs November–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 Kawambwa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kawambwa.

What to pack for Kawambwa in December

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

In December, Kawambwa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kawambwa 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 Kawambwa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kawambwa 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 Kawambwa is worst in September — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.9× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 9101 µg/m³May 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul27Moderate
Aug101Unhealthy
Sep101Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kawambwa?

Kawambwa sits at 9.8°S, 29.1°E, 1,342 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mwansabombwe, 35 km away.

LuwinguMporokosoChiengiPwetoMansaKaputa

Topography around Kawambwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kawambwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m.

The land around Kawambwa is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
647 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Mwansabombwe 35 km · Nchelenge 62 km · Luwingu 107 km · Mporokoso 124 km · Chiengi 126 km · Pweto 149 km · Mansa 158 km · Kaputa 160 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 Kawambwa (-9.7915°, 29.0791°, elevation 1,342 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).