Ndibène Dahra weather in December

In December, Ndibène Dahra sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ndibène Dahra's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndibène Dahra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:25 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ndibène Dahra is settlement 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ndibène Dahra 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Ndibène Dahra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 30 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
30
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.

Ndibène Dahra weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.25.1
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.9
Mar37° / 21°00.111.92.3
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.0
May39° / 23°0012.70.7
Jun37° / 24°4112.91.8
Jul35° / 25°396.112.82.8
Aug33° / 25°10412.212.53.1
Sep33° / 25°8510.612.13.2
Oct36° / 24°213.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°10.211.14.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ndibène Dahra 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 (%)
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1781651
2781651
3791551
4801451
5801451
6811351
7821251
8841141
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2896310
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 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 7:17 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:176:26
211.17:186:27
311.17:186:27
411.17:196:27
511.17:196:27
611.17:206:27
711.17:206:28
811.17:216:28
911.17:216:28
1011.17:226:29
1111.17:236:29
1211.17:236:29
1311.17:246:30
1411.17:246:30
1511.17:256:31
1611.17:256:31
1711.17:266:31
1811.17:266:32
1911.17:276:32
2011.17:276:33
2111.17:286:33
2211.17:286:34
2311.17:296:34
2411.17:296:35
2511.17:306:35
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2811.17:316:37
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3011.17:326:38
3111.17:326:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ndibène Dahra

In seasonPeak

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

Ndibène Dahra sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Ndibène Dahra?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ndibène Dahra in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndibène Dahra 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 Ndibène Dahra peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 19UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ndibène Dahra 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 Ndibène Dahra is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 1299 µg/m³Aug 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndibène Dahra?

Ndibène Dahra sits at 15.3°N, 15.5°W, 42 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Dara, 2.0 km away.

LinguèreToubaMbakéKeur MédouneLougaKébémerDiourbel

Topography around Ndibène Dahra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndibène Dahra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Ndibène Dahra is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
63 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Dara 2.0 km · Linguère 39 km · Touba 68 km · Mbaké 76 km · Keur Médoune 79 km · Louga 86 km · Kébémer 103 km · Diourbel 112 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 Ndibène Dahra (15.3338°, -15.4766°, elevation 42 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).