Gwarzo weather in December

In December, Gwarzo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Gwarzo's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwarzo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:45 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gwarzo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13

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

How December really feels in Gwarzo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gwarzo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 14°	0	0	11.4	7.7
Feb	32° / 17°	0	0	11.6	5.5
Mar	35° / 20°	0	0.1	11.9	2.9
Apr	38° / 24°	5	1.3	12.3	1.5
May	36° / 25°	44	7.1	12.5	2.0
Jun	33° / 24°	77	14.6	12.7	3.2
Jul	30° / 22°	158	21.7	12.6	3.6
Aug	29° / 22°	231	24.8	12.4	3.5
Sep	31° / 22°	129	17.4	12.1	3.8
Oct	33° / 21°	27	4.9	11.7	4.2
Nov	32° / 17°	0	0	11.5	5.2
Dec	29° / 15°	0	0	11.3	7.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 19%. 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 (%)	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	81	81	81	81	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gwarzo 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 (%)	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	100	100	100

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

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	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	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	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 6:38 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:11 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	11.3	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	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:38	5:59
2	11.3	6:38	5:59
3	11.3	6:39	5:59
4	11.3	6:39	5:59
5	11.3	6:40	6:00
6	11.3	6:40	6:00
7	11.3	6:41	6:00
8	11.3	6:41	6:01
9	11.3	6:42	6:01
10	11.3	6:42	6:01
11	11.3	6:43	6:02
12	11.3	6:43	6:02
13	11.3	6:44	6:02
14	11.3	6:44	6:03
15	11.3	6:45	6:03
16	11.3	6:45	6:04
17	11.3	6:46	6:04
18	11.3	6:46	6:04
19	11.3	6:47	6:05
20	11.3	6:47	6:05
21	11.3	6:48	6:06
22	11.3	6:48	6:06
23	11.3	6:49	6:07
24	11.3	6:49	6:07
25	11.3	6:50	6:08
26	11.3	6:50	6:08
27	11.3	6:50	6:09
28	11.3	6:51	6:09
29	11.3	6:51	6:10
30	11.3	6:52	6:10
31	11.3	6:52	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gwarzo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gwarzo sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Gwarzo?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

9.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Gwarzo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gwarzo in December

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

In December, Gwarzo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Gwarzo 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 Gwarzo peaks around August 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	11	12	10	10	11	13	11	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Gwarzo 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 Gwarzo is worst in February — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 40 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)	138	144	141	115	75	56	40	42	64	103	118	132
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	138	Unhealthy
Feb	144	Unhealthy
Mar	141	Unhealthy
Apr	115	Unhealthy
May	75	Unhealthy
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	64	Unhealthy
Oct	103	Unhealthy
Nov	118	Unhealthy
Dec	132	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gwarzo?

Gwarzo sits at 11.9°N, 7.9°E, 581 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Malumfashi, 37 km away.

Topography around Gwarzo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwarzo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Gwarzo is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

cropland 78%

16 km

137 m

cropland 87%

80 km

327 m

cropland 84%

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

December weather nearby: Malumfashi 37 km · Kano 64 km · Funtua 81 km · Rano 81 km · Zaria 92 km · Wudil 100 km · Soba 105 km · Gaya 116 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 Gwarzo (11.916°, 7.9337°, elevation 581 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	31	16
2	31	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	30	15
9	30	15
10	30	15
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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