Guerara weather in December

In December, Guerara sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guerara's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guerara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:43 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
27%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Guerara reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4198
5198
6188
7188
8187
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10187
11187
12187
13187
14187
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28176
29176
30176
31176

How December really feels in Guerara

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.

Guerara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 101.810.17.0
Feb19° / 4110.88.0
Mar23° / 11°71.611.88.7
Apr27° / 15°81.412.88.2
May32° / 20°30.713.75.1
Jun37° / 25°10.314.11.9
Jul41° / 28°10.113.90.0
Aug40° / 27°10.313.20.3
Sep35° / 23°81.612.23.4
Oct29° / 17°50.911.27.2
Nov22° / 11°51.510.38.5
Dec18° / 61.59.97.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% 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
27921
37921
47921
58020
68020
78020
88020
97921
107921
117921
127921
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guerara gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
66
76
86
96
106
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125
135
145
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164
174
184
194
204
214
224
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254
264
274
284
294
304
314

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1615light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 7:32 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:325:32
210.07:335:32
310.07:335:32
410.07:345:32
59.97:355:32
69.97:365:32
79.97:375:32
89.97:375:32
99.97:385:32
109.97:395:32
119.97:395:32
129.97:405:33
139.97:415:33
149.97:415:33
159.97:425:33
169.97:435:34
179.87:435:34
189.87:445:34
199.87:445:35
209.87:455:35
219.87:455:36
229.87:465:36
239.87:465:37
249.87:475:37
259.87:475:38
269.87:485:38
279.87:485:39
289.97:485:39
299.97:495:40
309.97:495:41
319.97:495:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Guerara

In seasonPeak

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

Guerara sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Guerara?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Guerara for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Guerara in December

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

In December, Guerara sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Guerara in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guerara peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Guerara 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 Guerara is worst in April — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1981 µg/m³Dec 1435 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guerara?

Guerara sits at 32.8°N, 4.5°E, 305 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Berriane, 69 km away.

OuarglaRouissatTouggourtTebesbest

Topography around Guerara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guerara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 323 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m.

The land around Guerara is covered by bare terrain (64%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
600 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Berriane 69 km · Ghardaïa 84 km · El Hadjira 97 km · Metlili Chaamba 100 km · Ouargla 122 km · Rouissat 125 km · Touggourt 151 km · Tebesbest 152 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 Guerara (32.7921°, 4.4995°, elevation 305 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).