Zuru weather in December

In December, Zuru sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°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 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 Zuru's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:55 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zuru reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Zuru

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 ≤ 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.

Zuru weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.4
Feb36° / 22°00.111.62.6
Mar39° / 25°10.511.90.9
Apr39° / 27°143.312.20.8
May36° / 26°5910.712.52.0
Jun33° / 24°7612.212.73.4
Jul30° / 23°15321.112.63.6
Aug29° / 22°27126.512.43.4
Sep30° / 23°13918.112.14.0
Oct32° / 22°366.511.74.2
Nov34° / 21°00.111.53.6
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.3

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.

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

Any precipitation

Zuru gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December, the driest month. 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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 14 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

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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 6:47 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:476:10
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zuru

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon
Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Zuru?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zuru in December

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

In December, Zuru sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zuru 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 Zuru peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighExtremeExtremeVery highAug 16UV 12Feb 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb6High
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Zuru 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 Zuru is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12102 µg/m³Jul 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zuru?

Zuru sits at 11.4°N, 5.2°E, 394 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Rijau, 37 km away.

GummiIbetoKontagoraTambuwalJegaTalata MafaraBirnin Kebbi

Topography around Zuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Zuru is covered by cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Rijau 37 km · Gummi 80 km · Ibeto 106 km · Kontagora 118 km · Tambuwal 126 km · Jega 128 km · Talata Mafara 155 km · Birnin Kebbi 160 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 Zuru (11.4352°, 5.2349°, elevation 394 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).