Nyimba weather in December

In December, Nyimba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 200 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nyimba's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Nyimba is ward 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nyimba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43222
53222
63122
73122
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103122
113122
123122
133022
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How December really feels in Nyimba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
12
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nyimba 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
Jan29° / 21°22824.712.83.5
Feb29° / 21°17520.112.53.8
Mar29° / 21°12217.312.14.4
Apr29° / 19°26511.76.1
May29° / 17°50.711.37.4
Jun27° / 15°10.111.28.5
Jul27° / 14°10.111.28.6
Aug30° / 17°10.111.56.9
Sep33° / 20°10.311.94.6
Oct35° / 23°8212.33.0
Nov34° / 24°7110.812.72.8
Dec30° / 22°2002312.83.3

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43565
53565
63367
73268
83070
92872
102674
112476
122476
132278
142179
152179
161981
171981
181882
191882
201882
211882
221882
231882
241882
251882
261882
271783
281783
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301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nyimba gets around 200 mm of rain over 23 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 74% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
258
359
460
562
663
765
866
968
1069
1171
1272
1374
1475
1576
1677
1778
1879
1980
2080
2181
2281
2381
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2981
3081
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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1714234610
2613234611
3613224712
4613214813
5512204914
6511195015
7411185116
8410175217
939165418
1038155519
1137145521
1236135622
1326125624
1425115725
1524105727
161395928
171395730
181385731
191285633
201275634
210275536
220275437
230175438
240175240
250175141
260175141
270175042
280175042
290075142
300075142
310075142

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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207calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:22 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:226:10
212.85:236:11
312.85:236:12
412.85:236:12
512.85:236:13
612.85:246:13
712.85:246:14
812.85:246:14
912.85:256:15
1012.85:256:15
1112.85:256:16
1212.85:266:17
1312.95:266:17
1412.95:266:18
1512.95:276:18
1612.95:276:19
1712.95:286:19
1812.95:286:20
1912.95:286:20
2012.95:296:21
2112.95:296:21
2212.95:306:22
2312.95:306:22
2412.95:316:22
2512.95:316:23
2612.95:326:23
2712.95:326:24
2812.95:336:24
2912.95:336:25
3012.95:346:25
3112.95:346:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nyimba

In seasonPeak

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

Nyimba'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 Nyimba?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nyimba.

What to pack for Nyimba in December

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

In December, Nyimba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyimba 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 Nyimba peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 21UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyimba 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 Nyimba is worst in August — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1538 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun27Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct20Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nyimba?

Nyimba sits at 14.6°S, 30.8°E, 716 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Petauke, 65 km away.

SindaKateteSerenjeMkushiChipataMchinjiSongo

Topography around Nyimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 727 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m.

The land around Nyimba is covered by shrubs (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), grassland (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
1,039 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Petauke 65 km · Sinda 109 km · Katete 148 km · Serenje 160 km · Mkushi 185 km · Chipata 223 km · Mchinji 238 km · Songo 239 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 Nyimba (-14.5566°, 30.8149°, elevation 716 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).