Hūn weather in December

In December, Hūn sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hūn's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hūn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:48 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Hūn is town in Fezzan, Libya.

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Hūn reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
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4209
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10199
11198
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How December really feels in Hūn

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.

Hūn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 5110.37.5
Feb20° / 30.9118.2
Mar24° / 11°20.611.89.0
Apr29° / 15°20.412.77.3
May33° / 19°10.313.44.7
Jun36° / 22°10.113.82.8
Jul36° / 23°0013.72.6
Aug36° / 23°00.1132.6
Sep35° / 22°0012.23.5
Oct30° / 18°20.411.36.6
Nov24° / 13°20.310.58.8
Dec19° / 20.410.27.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
97129
107129
117129
127129
137228
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
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207327
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277723
287723
297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hūn gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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131
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311

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 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 7:38 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:385:54
210.37:395:54
310.27:395:54
410.27:405:54
510.27:415:54
610.27:415:54
710.27:425:55
810.27:435:55
910.27:445:55
1010.27:445:55
1110.27:455:55
1210.27:465:56
1310.27:465:56
1410.27:475:56
1510.27:475:56
1610.17:485:57
1710.17:495:57
1810.17:495:58
1910.17:505:58
2010.17:505:58
2110.17:515:59
2210.17:515:59
2310.17:526:00
2410.17:526:00
2510.17:526:01
2610.17:536:01
2710.17:536:02
2810.17:546:02
2910.27:546:03
3010.27:546:04
3110.27:556:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 3.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hūn

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Hūn?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hūn in December

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

In December, Hūn sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Hūn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hūn peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hūn 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 Hūn is worst in April — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 1879 µg/m³Nov 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hūn?

Hūn sits at 29.1°N, 15.9°E, 260 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Sirte, 240 km away.

SirteBrakSabhaAl JadīdBin JawwādBani WalidMisratahAl Burayqah

Topography around Hūn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hūn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m.

The land around Hūn is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
682 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Sirte 240 km · Brak 240 km · Sabha 276 km · Al Jadīd 276 km · Bin Jawwād 277 km · Bani Walid 347 km · Misratah 370 km · Al Burayqah 378 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 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 Hūn (29.1268°, 15.9477°, elevation 260 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).