Aoulef weather in December

In December, Aoulef sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aoulef's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aoulef's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:42 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
24%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Aoulef is town in Adrar Province, Algeria.

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aoulef reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Aoulef

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aoulef weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 20.310.58.8
Feb24° / 10°10.4119.2
Mar29° / 14°10.411.87.6
Apr34° / 19°20.312.64.3
May38° / 24°10.113.31.2
Jun43° / 28°0013.70.0
Jul45° / 31°0013.50.0
Aug44° / 30°00.1130.0
Sep41° / 27°20.312.20.2
Oct35° / 21°10.111.43.7
Nov27° / 14°10.210.78.3
Dec22° / 10.210.39.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aoulef gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:335:58
210.47:335:58
310.47:345:58
410.47:355:58
510.47:365:58
610.47:365:59
710.47:375:59
810.47:385:59
910.37:385:59
1010.37:395:59
1110.37:396:00
1210.37:406:00
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1510.37:426:01
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2710.37:486:06
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Aoulef

In seasonPeak

None of Aoulef's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aoulef sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Aoulef?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Aoulef for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aoulef in December

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

In December, Aoulef sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Aoulef in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aoulef peaks around May 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateMay 17UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Aoulef 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 Aoulef is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 48 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyJul 1986 µg/m³Nov 1650 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov48Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aoulef?

Aoulef sits at 27.0°N, 1.1°E, 285 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Reggane, 95 km away.

In SalahAdrarTimimounEl MeniaBécharMetlili ChaambaTamanghasset

Topography around Aoulef

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aoulef has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Aoulef is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
467 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Reggane 95 km · In Salah 141 km · Adrar 169 km · Timimoun 269 km · El Menia 438 km · Béchar 608 km · Metlili Chaamba 639 km · Tamanghasset 645 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

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 Aoulef (26.9667°, 1.0833°, elevation 285 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).