Daura weather in December

In December, Daura sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 69% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Daura's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daura's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:31 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Daura is human settlement in Yobe, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Daura reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	31	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

How December really feels in Daura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 8 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Daura weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 16°	0	0	11.4	6.1
Feb	34° / 19°	0	0	11.6	4.0
Mar	38° / 23°	0	0.1	11.9	1.4
Apr	40° / 26°	5	1.3	12.2	0.3
May	38° / 26°	22	5.7	12.5	1.0
Jun	35° / 25°	43	9.5	12.7	2.4
Jul	32° / 23°	123	18.5	12.6	3.3
Aug	30° / 22°	186	21.5	12.4	3.6
Sep	31° / 23°	79	13	12.1	3.8
Oct	34° / 22°	19	4.1	11.7	3.3
Nov	34° / 20°	0	0	11.5	3.9
Dec	31° / 17°	0	0	11.3	5.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Daura 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:23	5:45
2	11.4	6:24	5:45
3	11.4	6:24	5:46
4	11.4	6:25	5:46
5	11.4	6:25	5:46
6	11.4	6:26	5:47
7	11.3	6:26	5:47
8	11.3	6:27	5:47
9	11.3	6:27	5:48
10	11.3	6:28	5:48
11	11.3	6:28	5:48
12	11.3	6:29	5:49
13	11.3	6:29	5:49
14	11.3	6:30	5:49
15	11.3	6:30	5:50
16	11.3	6:31	5:50
17	11.3	6:31	5:51
18	11.3	6:32	5:51
19	11.3	6:32	5:52
20	11.3	6:33	5:52
21	11.3	6:33	5:53
22	11.3	6:34	5:53
23	11.3	6:34	5:53
24	11.3	6:35	5:54
25	11.3	6:35	5:54
26	11.3	6:36	5:55
27	11.3	6:36	5:55
28	11.3	6:36	5:56
29	11.3	6:37	5:56
30	11.3	6:37	5:57
31	11.3	6:38	5:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Daura

In seasonPeak

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

Daura sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Daura?

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

8.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daura in December

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

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

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UV index in Daura 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 Daura peaks around August 19 at about 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Daura 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 Daura is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	96	104	100	76	48	40	27	27	33	52	61	88
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	96	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	76	Unhealthy
May	48	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	88	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Daura?

Daura sits at 11.6°N, 11.4°E, 484 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Potiskum, 40 km away.

Topography around Daura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 465 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around Daura is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

108 m

cropland 49%

16 km

189 m

cropland 55%

80 km

369 m

cropland 62%

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← November Daura year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Potiskum 40 km · Nafada 52 km · Damaturu 64 km · Kari 98 km · Dukku 107 km · Darazo 125 km · Azare 133 km · Biu 135 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

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 Daura (11.5541°, 11.406°, elevation 484 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	31	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	31	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	31	17
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	31	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0