Moriki weather in December

In December, Moriki sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Moriki's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moriki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Moriki is human settlement in Nigeria.

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

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 Moriki reaches about 32°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 35°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 Moriki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 11 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
11
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.

Moriki weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 19°0011.63.8
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.3
Apr40° / 26°40.912.30.2
May38° / 27°245.212.61.0
Jun35° / 26°478.812.72.5
Jul32° / 24°9415.512.73.5
Aug30° / 23°18219.812.43.7
Sep32° / 23°841212.13.8
Oct35° / 22°163.711.73.2
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.7
Dec32° / 17°0011.35.6

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Moriki 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:456:03
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411.36:476:03
511.36:476:04
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Moriki

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Moriki?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moriki in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moriki in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moriki peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 12Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Moriki 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 Moriki is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15110 µg/m³Aug 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moriki?

Moriki sits at 12.9°N, 6.5°E, 353 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 33 km away.

GusauMadarounfaGuidan RoumdjiMaradiTibiriKatsina

Topography around Moriki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moriki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m.

The land around Moriki is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
378 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 33 km · Talata Mafara 57 km · Gusau 81 km · Madarounfa 87 km · Guidan Roumdji 90 km · Maradi 96 km · Tibiri 98 km · Katsina 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 Moriki (12.8741°, 6.4875°, elevation 353 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).