Kwekwe weather in December

In December, Kwekwe sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 163 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kwekwe's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kwekwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kwekwe is city in Zimbabwe.

Founded
1898

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 Kwekwe reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112818
122818
132818
142818
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222818
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292818
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312818

Kwekwe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°14616135.0
Feb28° / 18°10812.112.65.3
Mar28° / 17°639.112.16.2
Apr27° / 15°202.911.67.9
May26° / 12°51.311.18.9
Jun23° / 20.510.99.2
Jul23° / 10.3119.1
Aug26° / 11°00.111.49.1
Sep30° / 14°30.711.96.9
Oct31° / 17°244.312.45.3
Nov30° / 18°8211.412.94.7
Dec29° / 18°16317.513.14.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44060
54060
63961
73862
83763
93664
103565
113466
123466
133367
143367
153466
163466
173466
183466
193565
203664
213565
223466
233565
243565
253565
263466
273466
283565
293565
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kwekwe gets around 163 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
250
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452
553
654
756
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957
1058
1159
1259
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1558
1658
1757
1857
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2556
2655
2755
2855
2954
3054
3153

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12725435
22725436
32624446
42524447
52424448
62323459
722234610
821234610
919224711
1018224812
1117224912
1216224913
1315215014
1414215114
1514215015
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259204822
269214822
279214823
289214723
299214623
309224623
319224524

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 5:19 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:196:22
213.15:196:23
313.15:196:23
413.15:196:24
513.15:196:25
613.15:206:25
713.15:206:26
813.15:206:26
913.15:216:27
1013.15:216:28
1113.15:216:28
1213.15:216:29
1313.15:226:29
1413.15:226:30
1513.15:236:30
1613.15:236:31
1713.15:236:31
1813.15:246:32
1913.15:246:32
2013.15:256:33
2113.15:256:33
2213.15:266:34
2313.15:266:34
2413.15:266:35
2513.15:276:35
2613.15:276:36
2713.15:286:36
2813.15:296:37
2913.15:296:37
3013.15:306:37
3113.15:306:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kwekwe

In seasonPeak

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

Kwekwe's rainy season runs November–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kwekwe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kwekwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kwekwe in December

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

In December, Kwekwe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kwekwe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kwekwe peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kwekwe 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 Kwekwe is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1625 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kwekwe?

Kwekwe sits at 18.9°S, 29.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Redcliff, 12 km away.

GweruKadomaShurugwiChegutuGokweNortonZvishavane

Topography around Kwekwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kwekwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,211 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Kwekwe is covered by shrubs (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Redcliff 12 km · Gweru 58 km · Kadoma 67 km · Shurugwi 85 km · Chegutu 95 km · Gokwe 123 km · Norton 149 km · Zvishavane 158 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Kwekwe (-18.9281°, 29.8149°, elevation 1,203 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).