Aleg weather in December

In December, Aleg sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 47% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aleg's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aleg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:22 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Aleg is commune of Mauritania.

Density
218/km²
people per km²

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aleg reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 21 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
21
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.

Aleg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°20.211.15.7
Feb33° / 19°10.211.44.4
Mar36° / 22°10.211.92.5
Apr39° / 24°00.112.40.7
May41° / 27°0012.80.0
Jun41° / 28°20.6130.0
Jul38° / 27°122.612.91.1
Aug37° / 27°546.612.61.8
Sep38° / 27°375.912.11.4
Oct39° / 26°111.811.60.9
Nov36° / 23°00.111.22.6
Dec32° / 19°20.3114.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aleg gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194411
294411
394411
495311
594321
694321
794321
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995221
1095221
1195221
1295221
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2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:146:17
211.07:146:17
311.07:156:17
411.07:166:18
511.07:166:18
611.07:176:18
711.07:176:18
811.07:186:19
911.07:186:19
1011.07:196:19
1111.07:196:20
1211.07:206:20
1311.07:216:20
1411.07:216:21
1511.07:226:21
1611.07:226:21
1711.07:236:22
1811.07:236:22
1911.07:246:23
2011.07:246:23
2111.07:256:24
2211.07:256:24
2311.07:266:25
2411.07:266:25
2511.07:276:26
2611.07:276:26
2711.07:276:27
2811.07:286:27
2911.07:286:28
3011.07:296:28
3111.07:296:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Aleg

In seasonPeak

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

Aleg 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 Aleg?

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
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aleg in December

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

In December, Aleg sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aleg in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aleg peaks around March 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 12UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Aleg 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 Aleg is worst in February — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 60 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 8143 µg/m³Sep 1161 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan142Unhealthy
Feb143Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr110Unhealthy
May126Unhealthy
Jun134Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec129Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aleg?

Aleg sits at 17.1°N, 13.9°W, 40 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bogué, 63 km away.

NdioumBoutilimittMagṭa‘ LaḥjarKaédiPodorThilogneElghabra

Topography around Aleg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aleg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Aleg is covered by grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Bogué 63 km · Ndioum 99 km · Boutilimitt 100 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 101 km · Kaédi 109 km · Podor 120 km · Thilogne 128 km · Elghabra 140 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Aleg (17.0531°, -13.9131°, elevation 40 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).