Tchin Tabaradèn weather in December

In December, Tchin Tabaradèn sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Tchin Tabaradèn's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tchin Tabaradèn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:01 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tchin Tabaradèn is urban commune in Niger.

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 29°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tchin Tabaradèn reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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 Tchin Tabaradèn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 2 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
2
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.

Tchin Tabaradèn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.27.3
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.4
Apr40° / 24°10.312.30.2
May41° / 27°51.312.70.0
Jun40° / 27°72.612.90.3
Jul37° / 26°236.612.91.5
Aug36° / 25°5510.612.52.2
Sep38° / 25°154.112.11.4
Oct38° / 23°20.611.61.6
Nov34° / 18°0011.34.0
Dec30° / 15°0011.16.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tchin Tabaradèn gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 14 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
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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 6:53 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:536:00
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311.16:546:01
411.16:556:01
511.16:556:01
611.16:566:01
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1911.17:036:06
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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 5.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.55 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 Tchin Tabaradèn

In seasonPeak

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

Tchin Tabaradèn sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Tchin Tabaradèn?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tchin Tabaradèn in December

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

In December, Tchin Tabaradèn sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tchin Tabaradèn in December

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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 Tchin Tabaradèn peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tchin Tabaradèn 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 Tchin Tabaradèn is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tchin Tabaradèn?

Tchin Tabaradèn sits at 15.9°N, 5.8°E, 419 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Abalak, 71 km away.

TahouaIllélaDakoroMadaouaBirni N KonniIllelaAgadez

Topography around Tchin Tabaradèn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tchin Tabaradèn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 427 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Tchin Tabaradèn is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (97%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
320 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Abalak 71 km · Tahoua 126 km · Illéla 170 km · Dakoro 186 km · Madaoua 204 km · Birni N Konni 241 km · Illela 247 km · Agadez 263 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Tchin Tabaradèn (15.8969°, 5.7985°, elevation 419 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).