Wudil weather in December

In December, Wudil sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Wudil's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wudil's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:41 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; 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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical December day in Wudil reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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)	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How December really feels in Wudil

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Wudil 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 13°	0	0	11.4	7.1
Feb	32° / 15°	0	0	11.6	5.1
Mar	36° / 19°	0	0	11.9	2.6
Apr	38° / 24°	5	1.3	12.3	1.3
May	37° / 25°	35	6.9	12.5	1.6
Jun	34° / 24°	72	13	12.7	2.9
Jul	31° / 23°	156	20.9	12.6	3.4
Aug	30° / 22°	229	23.6	12.4	3.4
Sep	31° / 22°	117	15.9	12.1	3.7
Oct	34° / 21°	23	4.4	11.7	3.6
Nov	33° / 16°	0	0	11.5	4.5
Dec	30° / 13°	0	0	11.3	6.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%. 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 (%)	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81
Cloudier (%)	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Wudil 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 (%)	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	100	100	100

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

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:34 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:07 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)	11.4	11.4	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)	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:34	5:55
2	11.4	6:34	5:55
3	11.3	6:35	5:56
4	11.3	6:35	5:56
5	11.3	6:36	5:56
6	11.3	6:36	5:56
7	11.3	6:37	5:57
8	11.3	6:37	5:57
9	11.3	6:38	5:57
10	11.3	6:38	5:58
11	11.3	6:39	5:58
12	11.3	6:39	5:58
13	11.3	6:40	5:59
14	11.3	6:40	5:59
15	11.3	6:41	6:00
16	11.3	6:41	6:00
17	11.3	6:42	6:01
18	11.3	6:42	6:01
19	11.3	6:43	6:01
20	11.3	6:43	6:02
21	11.3	6:44	6:02
22	11.3	6:44	6:03
23	11.3	6:45	6:03
24	11.3	6:45	6:04
25	11.3	6:46	6:04
26	11.3	6:46	6:05
27	11.3	6:47	6:05
28	11.3	6:47	6:06
29	11.3	6:48	6:06
30	11.3	6:48	6:07
31	11.3	6:48	6:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Wudil

In seasonPeak

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

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

Wudil sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Wudil?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wudil in December

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

In December, Wudil sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Wudil in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wudil peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very 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	11	10	12	10	10	10	12	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Wudil 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 Wudil is worst in February — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 43 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)	132	138	136	116	80	61	43	44	65	99	106	124
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	132	Unhealthy
Feb	138	Unhealthy
Mar	136	Unhealthy
Apr	116	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	61	Unhealthy
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	65	Unhealthy
Oct	99	Unhealthy
Nov	106	Unhealthy
Dec	124	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Wudil?

Wudil sits at 11.8°N, 8.8°E, 419 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gaya, 18 km away.

Topography around Wudil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wudil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Wudil is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

cropland 58%

16 km

105 m

cropland 71%

80 km

538 m

cropland 81%

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

December weather nearby: Gaya 18 km · Rano 40 km · Kano 41 km · Dutse 54 km · Birnin Kudu 80 km · Kiyawa 83 km · Chakwama 94 km · Gwarzo 100 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 Wudil (11.8094°, 8.8442°, elevation 419 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	32	15
2	32	15
3	31	15
4	31	14
5	31	14
6	31	14
7	31	14
8	31	14
9	31	14
10	30	14
11	30	14
12	30	14
13	30	14
14	30	13
15	30	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	29	13
19	29	13
20	29	13
21	29	13
22	29	13
23	29	12
24	29	12
25	29	12
26	29	12
27	29	12
28	29	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	81	19

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