Numan weather in December

In December, Numan sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 66% 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 Numan's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Numan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:25 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10
← NovemberNuman year-round climateJanuary →Best places to visit in December
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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 Numan reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°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 about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Numan

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.

Numan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.53.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.72.0
Mar40° / 25°10.311.90.3
Apr39° / 28°132.912.20.4
May37° / 27°408.612.41.6
Jun35° / 26°407.812.52.8
Jul32° / 25°7112.512.53.5
Aug31° / 24°13617.512.33.7
Sep32° / 24°7213.612.13.7
Oct35° / 25°286.311.82.8
Nov37° / 22°10.311.62.2
Dec35° / 19°0011.53.5

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

Any precipitation

Numan 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190442
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:17 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:175:46
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Numan

In seasonPeak

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

Numan sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Numan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Numan in December

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

In December, Numan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Numan 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 Numan peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeVery highAug 24UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Numan 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 Numan is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1797 µg/m³Jul 1921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Numan?

Numan sits at 9.5°N, 12.0°E, 161 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jimeta, 51 km away.

JalingoBiliriDebaGombiKumoGanye

Topography around Numan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Numan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,140 m.

The land around Numan is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
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172 m
80 km
1,140 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
← NovemberNuman year-round climateJanuary →Best places to visit in December
December weather nearby: Jimeta 51 km · Yola 57 km · Jalingo 97 km · Biliri 99 km · Deba 109 km · Gombi 110 km · Kumo 111 km · Ganye 114 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 Numan (9.4637°, 12.0306°, elevation 161 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).