Kouri weather in December

In December, Kouri sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kouri's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:37 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kouri reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Kouri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 27 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
27
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.

Kouri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°00.211.45.1
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.3
Mar37° / 25°30.811.91.6
Apr38° / 26°18512.31.1
May36° / 26°4811.212.61.7
Jun33° / 24°7813.212.73.0
Jul30° / 23°16820.212.63.6
Aug29° / 22°25423.812.43.6
Sep30° / 22°16519.812.13.7
Oct33° / 23°499.911.73.8
Nov34° / 21°20.411.43.8
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kouri gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December, the driest month. 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

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:29 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:295:49
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kouri

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kouri sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kouri?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kouri in December

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

In December, Kouri sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kouri 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 Kouri peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kouri 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 Kouri is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2160 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kouri?

Kouri sits at 12.2°N, 4.8°W, 340 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Yorosso, 20 km away.

PaKarankassoNounaSan

Topography around Kouri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m.

The land around Kouri is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Yorosso 20 km · Bama 47 km · Koutiala 75 km · Solenzo 78 km · Pa 107 km · Karankasso 108 km · Nouna 119 km · San 124 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 Kouri (12.184°, -4.8028°, elevation 340 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).