Kyabé weather in December

In December, Kyabé sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kyabé's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyabé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kyabé is place in Moyen-Chari Region, Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kyabé reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13519
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33519
43519
53519
63519
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83519
93519
103519
113519
123519
133519
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183518
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203518
213518
223518
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243518
253418
263418
273418
283418
293418
303418
313418

How December really feels in Kyabé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kyabé weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.53.2
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.7
Mar39° / 25°30.911.90.6
Apr38° / 27°266.112.20.8
May36° / 26°7113.212.42.0
Jun33° / 24°10116.512.53.0
Jul30° / 23°2132612.53.1
Aug30° / 22°2492712.33.1
Sep30° / 22°16423.512.13.2
Oct32° / 23°6713.711.83.5
Nov35° / 21°3111.63.2
Dec35° / 19°0011.53.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57921
68020
78020
88020
98020
108218
118119
128119
138119
148119
158020
168119
178119
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207921
217921
227921
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247822
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267723
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287624
297624
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kyabé 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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761752
2771652
3801541
4811441
5821341
6851131
7861031
887931
988831
1090721
1191621
1292521
1394420
1496310
1596310
1697210
1797210
1897210
1999100
2099100
2199100
2299100
2399100
2499100
2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
31100000

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 5:49 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:495:19
211.55:505:19
311.55:505:19
411.55:515:19
511.55:515:20
611.55:525:20
711.55:525:20
811.55:535:21
911.55:535:21
1011.55:545:22
1111.55:545:22
1211.55:555:22
1311.55:555:23
1411.55:565:23
1511.55:565:23
1611.55:575:24
1711.55:575:24
1811.45:585:25
1911.45:585:25
2011.45:595:26
2111.45:595:26
2211.46:005:27
2311.46:005:27
2411.46:015:28
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2611.46:025:29
2711.56:025:29
2811.56:025:30
2911.56:035:30
3011.56:035:31
3111.56:045:31

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
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266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kyabé

In seasonPeak

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

Kyabé's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kyabé sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kyabé?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyabé. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kyabé in December

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

In December, Kyabé sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kyabé in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyabé peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kyabé 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 Kyabé is worst in November — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2066 µg/m³Jul 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar47Poor
Apr27Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kyabé?

Kyabé sits at 9.5°N, 18.9°E, 390 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Sarh, 70 km away.

MaroKoumraMoïssalaKaboBédiondoNdéléAm Timan

Topography around Kyabé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyabé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m.

The land around Kyabé is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
221 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Sarh 70 km · Maro 138 km · Koumra 164 km · Moïssala 179 km · Kabo 198 km · Bédiondo 214 km · Ndélé 220 km · Am Timan 230 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 Kyabé (9.4515°, 18.9449°, elevation 390 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).