Talata Mafara weather in December

In December, Talata Mafara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Talata Mafara's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talata Mafara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:54 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; 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 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Talata Mafara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	31	18
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

How December really feels in Talata Mafara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 18 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

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Talata Mafara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	0	0	11.3	5.4
Feb	35° / 21°	0	0	11.6	3.3
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.9	1.0
Apr	40° / 27°	5	1.3	12.3	0.1
May	38° / 27°	32	6.1	12.6	1.0
Jun	35° / 26°	52	10.1	12.7	2.6
Jul	32° / 24°	97	15.5	12.7	3.5
Aug	30° / 23°	186	20.9	12.4	3.6
Sep	32° / 23°	89	12.1	12.1	3.9
Oct	34° / 23°	21	4.3	11.7	3.2
Nov	35° / 20°	0	0	11.4	3.5
Dec	32° / 18°	0	0	11.3	5.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 16%. 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 (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Talata Mafara 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 (%)	99	99	99	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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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.

	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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:46 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:17 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)	11.3	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	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:46	6:05
2	11.3	6:47	6:05
3	11.3	6:47	6:05
4	11.3	6:48	6:06
5	11.3	6:48	6:06
6	11.3	6:49	6:06
7	11.3	6:49	6:07
8	11.3	6:50	6:07
9	11.3	6:50	6:07
10	11.3	6:51	6:08
11	11.3	6:51	6:08
12	11.3	6:52	6:08
13	11.3	6:52	6:09
14	11.3	6:53	6:09
15	11.3	6:53	6:09
16	11.3	6:54	6:10
17	11.3	6:54	6:10
18	11.3	6:55	6:11
19	11.3	6:55	6:11
20	11.3	6:56	6:12
21	11.3	6:56	6:12
22	11.3	6:57	6:13
23	11.3	6:57	6:13
24	11.3	6:58	6:13
25	11.3	6:58	6:14
26	11.3	6:59	6:14
27	11.3	6:59	6:15
28	11.3	7:00	6:15
29	11.3	7:00	6:16
30	11.3	7:00	6:16
31	11.3	7:01	6:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Talata Mafara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Talata Mafara?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Talata Mafara in December

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

In December, Talata Mafara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Talata Mafara in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talata Mafara peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (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	9	8	11	9	10	12	13	11	10	9	5
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Talata Mafara 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 Talata Mafara is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	100	108	100	77	47	36	24	22	31	55	75	95
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	100	Unhealthy
Feb	108	Unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	77	Unhealthy
May	47	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	55	Poor
Nov	75	Unhealthy
Dec	95	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Talata Mafara?

Talata Mafara sits at 12.6°N, 6.1°E, 316 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 57 km away.

Topography around Talata Mafara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talata Mafara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Talata Mafara is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

cropland 74%

16 km

142 m

cropland 77%

80 km

384 m

cropland 54%

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

December weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 57 km · Moriki 57 km · Gusau 79 km · Sokoto 104 km · Gummi 113 km · Gwadabawa 125 km · Guidan Roumdji 139 km · Madarounfa 144 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 Talata Mafara (12.5684°, 6.0622°, elevation 316 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	34	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	31	18
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	85	15

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	31	18
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	85	15

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	19
2	34	19
3	34	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	31	18
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	85	15

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0