Makouda weather in December

In December, Makouda sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 109 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Makouda's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makouda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 109 mm; 11.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:55 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Makouda reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

How December really feels in Makouda

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Makouda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	111	12.5	9.8	4.1
Feb	15° / 7°	90	10.9	10.6	4.4
Mar	17° / 8°	88	9.8	11.7	5.6
Apr	19° / 11°	81	9.9	12.9	6.3
May	23° / 14°	57	7.1	13.9	7.5
Jun	27° / 18°	11	2.3	14.5	8.0
Jul	31° / 21°	2	0.8	14.3	6.1
Aug	32° / 22°	9	1.9	13.4	5.5
Sep	28° / 19°	39	6.7	12.2	6.7
Oct	24° / 16°	60	8.2	11	7.3
Nov	19° / 11°	102	12	10	5.9
Dec	15° / 8°	109	11.3	9.5	4.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	45	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Makouda gets around 109 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	35

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:01	8:02
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:44	5:23
2	9.6	7:44	5:23
3	9.6	7:45	5:23
4	9.6	7:46	5:23
5	9.6	7:47	5:23
6	9.6	7:48	5:23
7	9.6	7:49	5:23
8	9.6	7:49	5:23
9	9.6	7:50	5:23
10	9.5	7:51	5:23
11	9.5	7:52	5:24
12	9.5	7:52	5:24
13	9.5	7:53	5:24
14	9.5	7:54	5:24
15	9.5	7:54	5:24
16	9.5	7:55	5:25
17	9.5	7:56	5:25
18	9.5	7:56	5:25
19	9.5	7:57	5:26
20	9.5	7:57	5:26
21	9.5	7:58	5:27
22	9.5	7:58	5:27
23	9.5	7:59	5:28
24	9.5	7:59	5:28
25	9.5	8:00	5:29
26	9.5	8:00	5:29
27	9.5	8:00	5:30
28	9.5	8:01	5:30
29	9.5	8:01	5:31
30	9.5	8:01	5:32
31	9.5	8:02	5:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Makouda

In seasonPeak

In December, Makouda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Makouda's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Makouda sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Makouda?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Makouda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Makouda in December

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

In December, Makouda sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Makouda in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 7 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	18	21	24	25	25	22	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Makouda in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makouda peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	8	7	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Makouda 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 Makouda is worst in August — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	53	59	57	55	51	63	64	47	55	43	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	55	Poor
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	63	Unhealthy
Aug	64	Unhealthy
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	55	Unhealthy
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Makouda?

Makouda sits at 36.8°N, 4.1°E, 310 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Boudjima, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Makouda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makouda has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m.

The land around Makouda is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (32%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

641 m

trees 39%

16 km

935 m

trees 43%

80 km

2,266 m

water 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Makouda year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Boudjima 8.0 km · Tizi Ouzou 8.0 km · Draa Ben Khedda 11 km · Tadmaït 15 km · Tirmitine 16 km · Tizi Rached 17 km · Timizart 18 km · Beni Douala 19 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

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 Makouda (36.7857°, 4.0627°, elevation 310 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100