I-n-Tillit weather in December

In December, I-n-Tillit sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°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 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 I-n-Tillit's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see I-n-Tillit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in I-n-Tillit reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in I-n-Tillit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 13 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
13
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.

I-n-Tillit 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
Jan30° / 17°0011.26.4
Feb33° / 19°0011.54.4
Mar37° / 23°0011.91.8
Apr41° / 27°10.112.30.1
May41° / 29°20.812.70.0
Jun40° / 29°113.412.90.2
Jul37° / 27°469.612.81.6
Aug35° / 26°871312.52.4
Sep37° / 27°28512.11.7
Oct38° / 26°30.911.61.1
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.8
Dec32° / 18°0011.15.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
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87030
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

I-n-Tillit 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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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1016light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:175:26
211.16:185:26
311.16:185:26
411.16:195:27
511.16:205:27
611.16:205:27
711.16:215:27
811.16:215:28
911.16:225:28
1011.16:225:28
1111.16:235:29
1211.16:235:29
1311.16:245:29
1411.16:245:30
1511.16:255:30
1611.16:265:30
1711.16:265:31
1811.16:275:31
1911.16:275:32
2011.16:285:32
2111.16:285:33
2211.16:295:33
2311.16:295:34
2411.16:295:34
2511.16:305:35
2611.16:305:35
2711.16:315:36
2811.16:315:36
2911.16:325:37
3011.16:325:37
3111.16:325:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for I-n-Tillit

In seasonPeak

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

I-n-Tillit sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit I-n-Tillit?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for I-n-Tillit in December

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

In December, I-n-Tillit sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in I-n-Tillit in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in I-n-Tillit peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in I-n-Tillit 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 I-n-Tillit is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1599 µg/m³Aug 2327 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is I-n-Tillit?

I-n-Tillit sits at 15.5°N, 0.5°W, 276 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Gao, 92 km away.

AribindaBouremAyorouDoriDjiboMéhanaTéra

Topography around I-n-Tillit

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of I-n-Tillit.

Within 3 km, the terrain around I-n-Tillit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around I-n-Tillit is covered by grassland (65%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and bare terrain (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
216 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Gao 92 km · Aribinda 153 km · Bourem 157 km · Ayorou 173 km · Dori 174 km · Djibo 204 km · Méhana 214 km · Téra 215 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

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 I-n-Tillit (15.5461°, -0.4606°, elevation 276 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).