Amdjarass weather in December

In December, Amdjarass sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Amdjarass's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amdjarass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:53 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
19%
7th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Amdjarass is place in Ennedi-Est.

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Amdjarass reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Amdjarass

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.

Amdjarass weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°0011.29.1
Feb26° / 13°00.111.59.1
Mar30° / 17°0011.96.8
Apr34° / 21°0012.44.2
May36° / 23°10.212.72.6
Jun37° / 24°20.812.92.3
Jul35° / 23°376.112.93.1
Aug33° / 22°6710.712.53.5
Sep35° / 23°71.812.13.3
Oct32° / 21°00.111.65.3
Nov27° / 15°0011.38.8
Dec23° / 11°0011.19.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 13%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Amdjarass gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in December

Winds average 25 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:454:52
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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 5.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Amdjarass

In seasonPeak

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

Amdjarass sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Amdjarass?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Amdjarass in December

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

In December, Amdjarass sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Amdjarass in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amdjarass peaks around April 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighApr 23UV 13Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Amdjarass 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 Amdjarass is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (August, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 22103 µg/m³Aug 1836 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amdjarass?

Amdjarass sits at 16.1°N, 22.8°E, 900 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Iriba, 123 km away.

IribaFadaBiltineKutum'ĀrdamatāEl Geneina FortAl-JunaynahAdré

Topography around Amdjarass

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amdjarass has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 912 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Amdjarass is covered by bare terrain (99%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
534 m
grasslandbare terrain
December weather nearby: Iriba 123 km · Fada 183 km · Biltine 267 km · Kutum 286 km · 'Ārdamatā 291 km · El Geneina Fort 291 km · Al-Junaynah 294 km · Adré 297 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Amdjarass (16.0667°, 22.8354°, elevation 900 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).