Nara weather in December

In December, Nara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nara's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:52 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Nara is human settlement in Mali.

Density: 18/km²; people per km²

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 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°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 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	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30
Avg low (°C)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

How December really feels in Nara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 11 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.

Nara 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 16°	1	0.2	11.2	6.0
Feb	34° / 19°	1	0.1	11.5	4.2
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0	11.9	1.9
Apr	40° / 26°	2	0.5	12.3	0.1
May	41° / 28°	6	1.7	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 28°	14	4.1	12.9	0.2
Jul	36° / 26°	71	11.1	12.8	2.1
Aug	33° / 25°	138	14.1	12.5	3.2
Sep	35° / 25°	55	8.4	12.1	2.7
Oct	38° / 24°	13	2.6	11.7	1.5
Nov	36° / 21°	1	0.1	11.3	2.9
Dec	32° / 17°	0	0.1	11.1	5.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	64	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:06 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:44	5:54
2	11.2	6:45	5:54
3	11.2	6:45	5:54
4	11.1	6:46	5:55
5	11.1	6:46	5:55
6	11.1	6:47	5:55
7	11.1	6:47	5:55
8	11.1	6:48	5:56
9	11.1	6:48	5:56
10	11.1	6:49	5:56
11	11.1	6:50	5:57
12	11.1	6:50	5:57
13	11.1	6:51	5:57
14	11.1	6:51	5:58
15	11.1	6:52	5:58
16	11.1	6:52	5:58
17	11.1	6:53	5:59
18	11.1	6:53	5:59
19	11.1	6:54	6:00
20	11.1	6:54	6:00
21	11.1	6:55	6:01
22	11.1	6:55	6:01
23	11.1	6:56	6:02
24	11.1	6:56	6:02
25	11.1	6:57	6:03
26	11.1	6:57	6:03
27	11.1	6:57	6:04
28	11.1	6:58	6:04
29	11.1	6:58	6:05
30	11.1	6:59	6:05
31	11.1	6:59	6:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.28 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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nara

In seasonPeak

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

Nara sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nara?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nara in December

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

In December, Nara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nara 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 Nara peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	10	13	12	12	10	11	13	12	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Nara 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 Nara is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	73	78	71	58	53	54	30	17	19	45	47	66
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	73	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	53	Poor
Jun	54	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	66	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nara?

Nara sits at 15.2°N, 7.3°W, 266 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 78 km away.

Topography around Nara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Nara is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

grassland 80%

16 km

48 m

grassland 87%

80 km

129 m

grassland 89%

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

December weather nearby: Bougadoum 78 km · Tembedgha 152 km · Néma 161 km · Niono 173 km · Mbera 178 km · Siribala Coro 179 km · Banamba 181 km · Toubakoura 190 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

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 Nara (15.1693°, -7.2899°, elevation 266 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	19
2	33	19
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	17
16	32	17
17	32	17
18	32	17
19	32	17
20	31	17
21	31	17
22	31	17
23	31	17
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	31	16
28	31	16
29	31	16
30	31	16
31	30	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0