Moussoro weather in December

In December, Moussoro sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Moussoro's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:14 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 1st clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Moussoro is place in Barh El Gazel, Chad.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical December day in Moussoro reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	15
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	29	15
30	29	15
31	29	15

How December really feels in Moussoro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 9 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

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

Moussoro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	0	0	11.3	6.6
Feb	33° / 18°	0	0	11.5	4.5
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0	11.9	1.8
Apr	41° / 26°	1	0.2	12.3	0.1
May	41° / 28°	6	1.7	12.6	0.0
Jun	40° / 28°	11	3.4	12.8	0.3
Jul	36° / 26°	51	9.8	12.7	2.0
Aug	33° / 25°	104	14.7	12.5	2.9
Sep	37° / 25°	36	7.1	12.1	1.8
Oct	38° / 25°	4	1.2	11.7	1.2
Nov	35° / 21°	0	0	11.4	3.3
Dec	31° / 16°	0	0	11.2	6.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83
Cloudier (%)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Moussoro 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.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 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 6:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:33 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)	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:06	5:21
2	11.2	6:07	5:22
3	11.2	6:07	5:22
4	11.2	6:08	5:22
5	11.2	6:08	5:22
6	11.2	6:09	5:23
7	11.2	6:09	5:23
8	11.2	6:10	5:23
9	11.2	6:11	5:24
10	11.2	6:11	5:24
11	11.2	6:12	5:24
12	11.2	6:12	5:25
13	11.2	6:13	5:25
14	11.2	6:13	5:25
15	11.2	6:14	5:26
16	11.2	6:14	5:26
17	11.2	6:15	5:27
18	11.2	6:15	5:27
19	11.2	6:16	5:27
20	11.2	6:16	5:28
21	11.2	6:17	5:28
22	11.2	6:17	5:29
23	11.2	6:18	5:29
24	11.2	6:18	5:30
25	11.2	6:19	5:30
26	11.2	6:19	5:31
27	11.2	6:19	5:31
28	11.2	6:20	5:32
29	11.2	6:20	5:32
30	11.2	6:21	5:33
31	11.2	6:21	5:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.82 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
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15	5.8	Bright
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20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
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24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Moussoro

In seasonPeak

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

Moussoro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Moussoro?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Moussoro for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Moussoro in December

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

In December, Moussoro sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Moussoro in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moussoro peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	11	10	11	10	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Moussoro 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 Moussoro is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	113	116	108	76	47	38	28	22	23	52	69	106
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	113	Unhealthy
Feb	116	Unhealthy
Mar	108	Unhealthy
Apr	76	Unhealthy
May	47	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	69	Unhealthy
Dec	106	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Moussoro?

Moussoro sits at 13.6°N, 16.5°E, 300 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massakory, 109 km away.

Topography around Moussoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Moussoro is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

26 m

grassland 83%

16 km

32 m

grassland 91%

80 km

89 m

grassland 95%

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

December weather nearby: Massakory 109 km · Mao 138 km · Bokoro 154 km · Massaguet 173 km · Bol 193 km · Ati 206 km · Dourbali 215 km · Blangwa 231 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

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 Moussoro (13.6444°, 16.4895°, elevation 300 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	15
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	29	15
30	29	15
31	29	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	15
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	29	15
30	29	15
31	29	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	15
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	29	15
30	29	15
31	29	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	79	21
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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