Tembedgha weather in December

In December, Tembedgha sees average daytime highs of 31°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 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°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 Tembedgha's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tembedgha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:58 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Tembedgha is human settlement 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 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tembedgha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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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How December really feels in Tembedgha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 7 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
7
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.

Tembedgha 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
Jan30° / 16°20.311.16.3
Feb33° / 18°10.111.54.4
Mar37° / 22°10.111.92.1
Apr40° / 26°10.212.40.1
May42° / 28°20.812.70.0
Jun41° / 29°71.712.90.0
Jul38° / 28°366.212.91.1
Aug35° / 26°8810.112.52.4
Sep37° / 26°396.712.11.6
Oct39° / 25°9211.61.0
Nov35° / 21°00.111.22.9
Dec31° / 17°00.111.15.5

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26040
36040
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tembedgha gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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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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 (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
214light 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 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 6:49 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:495:56
211.16:505:56
311.16:515:56
411.16:515:56
511.16:525:56
611.16:525:57
711.16:535:57
811.16:535:57
911.16:545:57
1011.16:545:58
1111.16:555:58
1211.06:565:58
1311.06:565:59
1411.06:575:59
1511.06:576:00
1611.06:586:00
1711.06:586:00
1811.06:596:01
1911.06:596:01
2011.07:006:02
2111.07:006:02
2211.07:016:03
2311.07:016:03
2411.07:026:04
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2711.07:036:05
2811.07:036:06
2911.07:046:06
3011.07:046:07
3111.07:046:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.17 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 Tembedgha

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Tembedgha?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tembedgha in December

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

In December, Tembedgha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tembedgha 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 Tembedgha peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tembedgha 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 Tembedgha is worst in January — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 16109 µg/m³Aug 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan110Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tembedgha?

Tembedgha sits at 16.2°N, 8.2°W, 210 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 95 km away.

BougadoumNémaNaraAyoun El AtrousNioroṬinṭâneDiémaMbera

Topography around Tembedgha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tembedgha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Tembedgha is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (96%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
138 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Bougadoum 95 km · Néma 106 km · Nara 152 km · Ayoun El Atrous 161 km · Nioro 189 km · Ṭinṭâne 214 km · Diéma 218 km · Mbera 258 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 Tembedgha (16.2414°, -8.1732°, elevation 210 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).