Mbera weather in December

In December, Mbera sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Mbera's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Mbera is UNHCR refugee camp in Mauritania.

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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mbera reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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 Mbera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
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.

Mbera weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°10.211.26.8
Feb32° / 18°00.111.54.9
Mar36° / 21°00.211.92.5
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.4
May41° / 28°51.212.70.0
Jun40° / 28°113.112.90.1
Jul37° / 27°539.212.81.7
Aug34° / 25°9712.612.52.8
Sep36° / 25°347.212.12.0
Oct38° / 25°81.611.61.5
Nov35° / 20°10.111.33.4
Dec31° / 16°0011.15.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mbera 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

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
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9991
10991
11991
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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
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1115light breeze
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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 6:39 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:395:47
211.16:405:47
311.16:405:47
411.16:415:47
511.16:415:48
611.16:425:48
711.16:435:48
811.16:435:48
911.16:445:49
1011.16:445:49
1111.16:455:49
1211.16:455:50
1311.16:465:50
1411.16:465:50
1511.16:475:51
1611.16:475:51
1711.16:485:52
1811.16:485:52
1911.16:495:52
2011.16:495:53
2111.16:505:53
2211.16:505:54
2311.16:515:54
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2711.16:535:56
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3011.16:545:58
3111.16:545:58

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 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mbera

In seasonPeak

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

Mbera 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 Mbera?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbera in December

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

In December, Mbera sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mbera 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 Mbera peaks around March 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Mbera 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 Mbera is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 884 µg/m³Aug 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mbera?

Mbera sits at 15.9°N, 5.8°W, 295 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 169 km away.

BougadoumNaraNémaNionoMoninnpébougouSiribala Coro

Topography around Mbera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Mbera is covered by grassland (48%) and bare terrain (48%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
131 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrain
December weather nearby: Bougadoum 169 km · Nara 178 km · Néma 178 km · Niono 180 km · Moninnpébougou 192 km · Siribala Coro 204 km · Ké-Macina 215 km · Dougabougou 229 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 Mbera (15.8561°, -5.7907°, elevation 295 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).