Beled Hawo weather in December

In December, Beled Hawo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Beled Hawo's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beled Hawo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical December day in Beled Hawo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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

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.

Beled Hawo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 25°20.411.82.7
Feb37° / 26°10.311.92.1
Mar37° / 27°172.5121.9
Apr34° / 26°10013.412.12.7
May34° / 25°397.312.23.4
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.7
Jul33° / 25°10.312.24.1
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.7
Sep35° / 25°20.5123.1
Oct33° / 25°789.311.93.4
Nov32° / 24°7410.711.83.9
Dec34° / 24°11211.83.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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78119
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Beled Hawo gets around 11 mm of rain over 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 7% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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218
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515
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1010
119
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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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1710213031
2811213030
3812222929
4913222828
51014222726
61115232625
71316232524
81416232522
91517232421
101718232319
111819232317
122019232215
132220232114
142421232012
152622231911
16282222189
17302322178
18322421167
19332521156
20352520145
21372619135
22392619124
23412718113
24422718103
2544271792
2645271792
2747271682
2848271672
2950271571
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3152261561

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 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 6:09 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:56
211.86:095:56
311.86:095:57
411.86:105:57
511.86:105:57
611.86:115:58
711.86:115:58
811.86:125:58
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1011.86:135:59
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1211.86:146:00
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1911.86:176:03
2011.86:176:04
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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 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
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176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Beled Hawo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beled Hawo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beled Hawo in December

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

In December, Beled Hawo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beled Hawo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beled Hawo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Beled Hawo 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 Beled Hawo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Apr 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beled Hawo?

Beled Hawo sits at 3.9°N, 41.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 3.0 km away.

DhamasLafeyEl WakBaardheereTakaba

Topography around Beled Hawo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beled Hawo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m.

The land around Beled Hawo is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Mandera 3.0 km · Ramu 73 km · Luuq 75 km · Dhamas 105 km · Lafey 116 km · El Wak 163 km · Baardheere 182 km · Takaba 195 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Beled Hawo (3.9284°, 41.88°, elevation 218 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).