Climate averages 1991–2020
Masindi weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Masindi: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hoima (48 km away). In December its highs average 27.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Masindi, with 166 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Masindi ranks 5th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 25.9°C; Masindi is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 31 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
Masindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 31 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| February | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 33 | 6.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 112 | 15.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 171 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 26.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 136 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 96 | 17.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 92 | 17.8 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 133 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 145 | 24.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 193 | 26.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 152 | 20.7 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 58 | 9.9 | 12.012 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
- Hoima in DecemberUganda · 48 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 166 mm rain
- Mubende in DecemberUganda · 129 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Gulu in DecemberUganda · 138 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Mityana in DecemberUganda · 144 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 106 mm rain
- Lira in DecemberUganda · 146 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 18.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Bunia in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 163 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.2°C · 65 mm rain
- Nansana in DecemberUganda · 172 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 133 mm rain
- Arua in DecemberUganda · 174 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 16 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 Masindi) is explained once on the Masindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.