Zégoua weather in December

In December, Zégoua sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zégoua's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zégoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Zégoua 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 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Zégoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Zégoua weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.411.54.4
Feb36° / 22°30.611.72.7
Mar37° / 24°123.311.91.7
Apr37° / 25°44912.21.7
May35° / 25°7313.912.52.3
Jun32° / 23°9615.912.63.3
Jul30° / 23°18723.412.63.5
Aug29° / 22°24025.912.33.4
Sep30° / 22°16421.612.13.6
Oct32° / 22°681211.83.9
Nov34° / 21°71.511.53.8
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47822
57723
67723
77723
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zégoua gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
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71
81
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160171481
262171371
365161261
468151151
569151051
67314940
77513840
87812730
97912630
108011630
118310520
12849520
13858520
14868420
15877420
16886420
17896410
18915310
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20924310
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22933310
23943210
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25952210
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27952210
28971200
29971200
30961210
31961210

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 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 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:55
211.46:305:56
311.46:305:56
411.46:315:56
511.46:315:56
611.46:325:57
711.46:325:57
811.46:335:57
911.46:345:58
1011.46:345:58
1111.46:355:58
1211.46:355:59
1311.46:365:59
1411.46:366:00
1511.46:376:00
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1711.46:386:01
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1911.46:396:02
2011.46:396:02
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Zégoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zégoua sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is December a good time to visit Zégoua?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zégoua in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zégoua 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 Zégoua peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zégoua 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 Zégoua is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1650 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zégoua?

Zégoua sits at 10.5°N, 5.6°W, 344 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Kadiolo, 15 km away.

Topography around Zégoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zégoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 338 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Zégoua is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Kadiolo 15 km · Niellé 32 km · Diawala 47 km · Massiogo 54 km · Nambingué 59 km · M’Bengué 61 km · Kaouara 67 km · Ouangolodougou 80 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 Zégoua (10.488°, -5.6494°, elevation 344 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).