Nālūt weather in December

In December, Nālūt sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nālūt's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nālūt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:14 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
33%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Nālūt is town in 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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nālūt reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°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)
1189
2189
3188
4188
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11177
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23157
24157
25157
26157
27156
28156
29156
30156
31156

How December really feels in Nālūt

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.

Nālūt 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
Jan15° / 102.110.25.7
Feb17° / 112.310.86.8
Mar21° / 10°122.411.88.2
Apr26° / 14°51.112.88.6
May30° / 18°40.913.66.3
Jun34° / 21°20.2143.9
Jul36° / 23°00.113.92.7
Aug36° / 24°10.413.22.8
Sep33° / 22°61.112.24.6
Oct28° / 17°111.811.27.7
Nov21° / 12°81.810.48.3
Dec16° / 112.1106.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
97822
107723
117723
127723
137624
147723
157723
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287624
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307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nālūt gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
207
217
227
237
247
257
267
277
286
296
306
316

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 8:04 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:046:08
210.18:056:08
310.08:056:08
410.08:066:08
510.08:076:08
610.08:086:08
710.08:086:08
810.08:096:08
910.08:106:08
1010.08:116:08
1110.08:116:09
1210.08:126:09
139.98:136:09
149.98:136:09
159.98:146:10
169.98:146:10
179.98:156:10
189.98:166:11
199.98:166:11
209.98:176:12
219.98:176:12
229.98:186:12
239.98:186:13
249.98:186:13
259.98:196:14
269.98:196:15
279.98:206:15
289.98:206:16
299.98:206:16
309.98:216:17
319.98:216:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 3.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nālūt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Nālūt?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Nālūt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nālūt in December

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

In December, Nālūt sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Nālūt in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nālūt peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 12Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nālūt 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 Nālūt is worst in April — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1788 µg/m³Nov 2039 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr91Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul44Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nālūt?

Nālūt sits at 31.9°N, 11.0°E, 637 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Zintan, 120 km away.

ZintanTataouineAr RayāyinahBen GardaneSīdī Bin ZīnahYafranAl JumaylZuwarah

Topography around Nālūt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nālūt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m.

The land around Nālūt is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
622 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Zintan 120 km · Tataouine 128 km · Ar Rayāyinah 131 km · Ben Gardane 143 km · Sīdī Bin Zīnah 148 km · Yafran 148 km · Al Jumayl 149 km · Zuwarah 157 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 Nālūt (31.8685°, 10.9812°, elevation 637 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).