Jalingo weather in December

In December, Jalingo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jalingo's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Jalingo is city in Nigeria.

Density
617/km²
people per km²

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jalingo reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Jalingo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Jalingo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°0011.53.5
Feb37° / 22°00.111.72.0
Mar39° / 26°30.511.90.8
Apr38° / 27°20412.21.1
May35° / 27°528.712.42.3
Jun33° / 25°538.612.53.5
Jul31° / 24°9916.112.53.8
Aug29° / 23°18321.612.33.7
Sep30° / 23°10316.512.13.8
Oct33° / 24°488.511.83.7
Nov35° / 22°30.711.62.8
Dec35° / 20°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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

Jalingo 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

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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:19 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:02 PM.

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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 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jalingo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jalingo sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Jalingo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalingo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jalingo in December

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

In December, Jalingo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jalingo 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 Jalingo peaks around March 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jalingo 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 Jalingo is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jalingo?

Jalingo sits at 8.9°N, 11.4°E, 208 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ganye, 92 km away.

GanyeNumanBiliriBeliJimetaYolaPindigaKumo

Topography around Jalingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Jalingo is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
← NovemberJalingo year-round climateJanuary →Best places to visit in December
December weather nearby: Ganye 92 km · Numan 97 km · Biliri 109 km · Beli 123 km · Jimeta 128 km · Yola 128 km · Pindiga 129 km · Kumo 129 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 Jalingo (8.8937°, 11.3596°, elevation 208 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).