Malumfashi weather in December

In December, Malumfashi 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 10th-warmest and 10th-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 71% 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 Malumfashi's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malumfashi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

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 Malumfashi 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.

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How December really feels in Malumfashi

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Malumfashi 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.47.7
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.5
Mar35° / 21°10.211.93.0
Apr37° / 24°7212.31.9
May35° / 24°518.712.52.5
Jun32° / 23°8714.612.73.7
Jul29° / 22°14821.512.63.9
Aug28° / 21°22625.812.43.6
Sep30° / 21°14420.512.13.9
Oct32° / 20°376.511.74.6
Nov32° / 17°0011.55.5
Dec29° / 15°0011.37.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Malumfashi 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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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 13 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 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 6:39 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:396:00
211.46:396:00
311.36:406:00
411.36:406:01
511.36:416:01
611.36:416:01
711.36:426:02
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911.36:436:02
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1311.36:456:04
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1511.36:466:05
1611.36:466:05
1711.36:476:05
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1911.36:486:06
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Malumfashi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Malumfashi sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Malumfashi?

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

7.5
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 Malumfashi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malumfashi in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malumfashi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malumfashi peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb6High
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Malumfashi 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 Malumfashi is worst in February — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15129 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb130Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr96Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov102Unhealthy
Dec118Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Malumfashi?

Malumfashi sits at 11.8°N, 7.6°E, 618 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwarzo, 37 km away.

ZariaKanoSobaRanoGusauDutsen Wai

Topography around Malumfashi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malumfashi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 621 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Malumfashi is covered by cropland (68%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (92%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
360 m
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December weather nearby: Gwarzo 37 km · Funtua 45 km · Zaria 76 km · Kano 100 km · Soba 102 km · Rano 108 km · Gusau 112 km · Dutsen Wai 122 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 Malumfashi (11.7894°, 7.6206°, elevation 618 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).