Thiadiaye weather in December

In December, Thiadiaye 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 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Thiadiaye's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thiadiaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Thiadiaye is commune of Senegal.

Density
3,273/km²
people per km²

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 Thiadiaye reaches about 33°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 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Thiadiaye

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.

Thiadiaye weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°20.211.24.6
Feb34° / 19°10.111.53.7
Mar36° / 19°00.111.92.8
Apr36° / 20°0012.32.6
May35° / 21°0012.73.1
Jun34° / 23°40.912.84.0
Jul32° / 25°598.412.83.9
Aug31° / 25°16216.812.53.5
Sep32° / 25°12615.512.13.5
Oct34° / 24°365.211.73.4
Nov35° / 21°10.311.33.0
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.1

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
25842
35842
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55743
65644
75644
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Thiadiaye 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 2% 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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
157151981
259151871
360151771
462141671
564141561
665141461
766141361
868141251
970131151
1070131151
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light 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 12 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 7:20 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:206:33
211.27:216:33
311.27:216:33
411.27:226:33
511.27:236:34
611.27:236:34
711.27:246:34
811.27:246:35
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1311.27:276:36
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.19 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 Thiadiaye

In seasonPeak

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

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

Thiadiaye sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Thiadiaye?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thiadiaye in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Thiadiaye in December

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Thiadiaye 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 Thiadiaye peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Thiadiaye 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 Thiadiaye is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thiadiaye?

Thiadiaye sits at 14.4°N, 16.7°W, 28 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Mbour, 28 km away.

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Topography around Thiadiaye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thiadiaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Thiadiaye is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
143 m
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December weather nearby: Mbour 28 km · Joal 32 km · Poukham Un 32 km · Fatick 34 km · Nguékhokh 34 km · Sali 34 km · Khombole 38 km · Kbombole 39 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 Thiadiaye (14.4204°, -16.7026°, elevation 28 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).