Ndioum weather in December

In December, Ndioum sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11 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 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ndioum's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndioum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:24 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ndioum is town in Saint-Louis 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

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

A typical December day in Ndioum reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Ndioum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 29 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
29
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.

Ndioum 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°30.211.15.4
Feb34° / 20°10.311.44.1
Mar37° / 22°10.111.92.3
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.7
May41° / 26°00.112.80.0
Jun40° / 26°30.6130.1
Jul38° / 26°153.112.91.4
Aug36° / 26°597.912.62.1
Sep37° / 27°447.212.11.7
Oct39° / 26°132.511.60.9
Nov36° / 23°10.211.22.4
Dec33° / 20°20.2114.5

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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

Any precipitation

Ndioum gets around 2 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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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
293520
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:166:21
211.17:166:21
311.17:176:21
411.17:176:22
511.17:186:22
611.17:196:22
711.17:196:22
811.07:206:23
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1011.07:216:23
1111.07:216:24
1211.07:226:24
1311.07:236:24
1411.07:236:25
1511.07:246:25
1611.07:246:25
1711.07:256:26
1811.07:256:26
1911.07:266:27
2011.07:266:27
2111.07:276:28
2211.07:276:28
2311.07:286:28
2411.07:286:29
2511.07:286:29
2611.07:296:30
2711.07:296:30
2811.07:306:31
2911.07:306:32
3011.07:316:32
3111.07:316:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 5.03 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 Ndioum

In seasonPeak

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

Ndioum sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Ndioum?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ndioum in December

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

In December, Ndioum sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndioum 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 Ndioum peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 14UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ndioum 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 Ndioum is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 10132 µg/m³Aug 2138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan126Unhealthy
Feb134Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May108Unhealthy
Jun105Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndioum?

Ndioum sits at 16.5°N, 14.6°W, 18 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Podor, 37 km away.

BoguéTékaneDaganaRichard-TollRosso

Topography around Ndioum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndioum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Ndioum is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
83 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Podor 37 km · Bogué 42 km · Tékane 75 km · Aleg 99 km · Dagana 102 km · Richard-Toll 112 km · Boutilimitt 115 km · Rosso 123 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 Ndioum (16.5129°, -14.6471°, elevation 18 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).