Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Lindi: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 125 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes December a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In December its highs average 29.0°C, 1.7°C cooler than Lindi, with 123 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks 5th of 43 for the warmest December highs and 17th of 43 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 43 cities is 27.1°C; Lindi is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 125 mm to 168 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December, selected | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Mtwara in DecemberTanzania · 59 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 123 mm rain
- Masasi in DecemberTanzania · 128 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 103 mm rain
- Vikindu in DecemberTanzania · 336 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 91 mm rain
- Pemba in DecemberMozambique · 342 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 166 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in DecemberTanzania · 356 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 94 mm rain
- Montepuez in DecemberMozambique · 357 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 151 mm rain
- Kibaha in DecemberTanzania · 370 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Ifakara in DecemberTanzania · 392 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.0°C · 87 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.