Goudomp weather in December

In December, Goudomp sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Goudomp's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goudomp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Goudomp is town in Sédhiou Region, Senegal.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Goudomp reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Goudomp

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.

Goudomp weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.3
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.0
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr38° / 23°0012.31.6
May37° / 24°30.712.61.8
Jun35° / 25°588.412.72.6
Jul31° / 25°26323.112.72.9
Aug30° / 24°37327.612.42.8
Sep31° / 24°27624.912.12.7
Oct33° / 24°10015.811.73.2
Nov34° / 22°11211.43.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.34.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
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116040
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316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Goudomp gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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51
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11724262211
21925252010
3212724199
4232824188
5252923177
6272922156
7293021146
8313120145
9333119134
10353118124
11373117123
12393017123
13413016112
14432915112
15452914111
16462814111
17482813101
18502713101
19522612100
2053261290
2155251190
2258241080
2359231080
246222970
256222970
266521860
276621850
286820750
296920740
307019740
317318630

Wind in December

Winds average 10 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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69calm
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109calm
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129calm
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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 7:14 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:146:33
211.37:146:33
311.37:156:33
411.37:156:33
511.37:166:34
611.37:166:34
711.37:176:34
811.37:186:35
911.37:186:35
1011.37:196:35
1111.37:196:36
1211.37:206:36
1311.37:206:36
1411.37:216:37
1511.37:216:37
1611.37:226:38
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1811.37:236:38
1911.37:236:39
2011.37:246:39
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2711.37:276:43
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2911.37:286:44
3011.37:286:44
3111.37:296:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Goudomp

In seasonPeak

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

Goudomp sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Goudomp sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Goudomp?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goudomp in December

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

In December, Goudomp sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goudomp 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 Goudomp peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Goudomp 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 Goudomp is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 18105 µg/m³Aug 2119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Goudomp?

Goudomp sits at 12.6°N, 15.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sédhiou, 37 km away.

ZiguinchorBignonaNema Kunku

Topography around Goudomp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goudomp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Goudomp is covered by water (51%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
63 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Sédhiou 37 km · Ziguinchor 44 km · Bignona 46 km · Nema Kunku 75 km · Reino de Antula 82 km · Plaque 82 km · Santa-Luzia 83 km · Bairro Militar 83 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Goudomp (12.5778°, -15.8722°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).