Kolda weather in December

In December, Kolda sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 34°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 Kolda's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:19 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kolda is city and regional capital in 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kolda reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)
13420
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43419
53419
63419
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How December really feels in Kolda

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.

Kolda 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
Jan34° / 19°00.111.33.8
Feb37° / 21°10.111.62.2
Mar39° / 23°0011.90.8
Apr40° / 24°0012.30.2
May39° / 25°30.712.60.5
Jun36° / 26°447.512.71.8
Jul32° / 25°20421.112.72.8
Aug31° / 24°29326.312.42.8
Sep31° / 24°21122.612.12.9
Oct33° / 24°6410.411.73.5
Nov34° / 21°5111.43.6
Dec34° / 19°10.211.34.0

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196238
206238
216238
226238
236337
246238
256238
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kolda gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1402519115
2432518104
346241784
449241674
552231564
655221454
758211353
859211343
961201243
1064191142
1166181132
1268171032
1370161031
1471151031
1571151031
167314931
177514920
187613920
197713820
207812820
217911820
228011720
238110720
248110720
258210620
26839620
27849520
28869410
29869410
30888310
31888310

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 11 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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59calm
69calm
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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 7:11 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:116:28
211.37:116:29
311.37:126:29
411.37:126:29
511.37:136:29
611.37:136:30
711.37:146:30
811.37:146:30
911.37:156:31
1011.37:156:31
1111.37:166:31
1211.37:176:32
1311.37:176:32
1411.27:186:32
1511.27:186:33
1611.27:196:33
1711.27:196:34
1811.27:206:34
1911.27:206:35
2011.27:216:35
2111.27:216:35
2211.27:226:36
2311.27:226:36
2411.27:226:37
2511.27:236:37
2611.27:236:38
2711.27:246:38
2811.27:246:39
2911.27:256:39
3011.27:256:40
3111.37:256:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kolda

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Kolda?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kolda in December

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

In December, Kolda sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kolda 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 Kolda peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (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 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kolda 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 Kolda is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1897 µg/m³Aug 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kolda?

Kolda sits at 12.9°N, 14.9°W, 17 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sédhiou, 70 km away.

SédhiouDiaoubéBafatáSomaVélingaraFaratoFarafenniGabú

Topography around Kolda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Kolda is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
85 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Sédhiou 70 km · Diaoubé 84 km · Bafatá 86 km · Soma 88 km · Vélingara 94 km · Farato 97 km · Farafenni 103 km · Gabú 104 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 Kolda (12.8939°, -14.9413°, elevation 17 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).