Gombi weather in December

In December, Gombi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 66% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gombi's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:23 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

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 Gombi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 20 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
20
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.

Gombi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 16°0011.55.0
Feb35° / 19°0011.73.1
Mar38° / 23°10.311.91.1
Apr38° / 26°134.212.20.9
May36° / 25°491012.52.1
Jun33° / 24°5812.312.63.4
Jul30° / 22°11118.212.53.9
Aug28° / 22°18122.812.33.9
Sep30° / 22°11318.912.13.9
Oct32° / 22°479.211.83.9
Nov34° / 19°10.311.53.9
Dec32° / 17°0011.45.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47426
57426
67525
77525
87624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gombi 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29721
39811
49910
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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2712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 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 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:155:42
211.46:165:43
311.46:165:43
411.46:175:43
511.46:175:43
611.46:185:44
711.46:185:44
811.46:195:44
911.46:195:45
1011.46:205:45
1111.46:205:45
1211.46:215:46
1311.46:215:46
1411.46:225:47
1511.46:225:47
1611.46:235:47
1711.46:235:48
1811.46:245:48
1911.46:245:49
2011.46:255:49
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2211.46:265:50
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2411.46:275:51
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2611.46:285:52
2711.46:285:53
2811.46:295:53
2911.46:295:54
3011.46:295:54
3111.46:305:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gombi

In seasonPeak

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

Gombi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gombi sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Gombi?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gombi in December

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

In December, Gombi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gombi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gombi peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highAug 19UV 12Jan 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gombi 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 Gombi is worst in February — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2293 µg/m³Jul 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb93Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gombi?

Gombi sits at 10.2°N, 12.7°E, 597 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mubi, 59 km away.

BiuJimetaDamboaNumanYolaGarouaPitoa

Topography around Gombi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m.

The land around Gombi is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Mubi 59 km · Biu 77 km · Jimeta 103 km · Damboa 110 km · Numan 110 km · Yola 110 km · Garoua 121 km · Pitoa 121 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Gombi (10.1676°, 12.7368°, elevation 597 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).