Climate averages 1991–2020
Shinyanga weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Shinyanga: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes December a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nzega (67 km away). In December its highs average 27.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Shinyanga, with 134 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Shinyanga ranks 15th of 43 for the warmest December highs and 14th of 43 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 43 cities is 27.1°C; Shinyanga is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 113 mm to 102 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
Shinyanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 15.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 91 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 79 | 11.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 80 | 10.7 | 12.312 h |
| December, selected | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 16.4 | 12.312 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
- Nzega in DecemberTanzania · 67 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 134 mm rain
- Kahama in DecemberTanzania · 93 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.7°C · 129 mm rain
- Bariadi in DecemberTanzania · 115 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 148 mm rain
- Mwanza in DecemberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 224 mm rain
- Sengerema in DecemberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 167 mm rain
- Geita in DecemberTanzania · 159 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 191 mm rain
- Ushirombo in DecemberTanzania · 163 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.3°C · 151 mm rain
- Tabora in DecemberTanzania · 164 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 155 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 Shinyanga) is explained once on the Shinyanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.