Buulobarde weather in December

In December, Buulobarde sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Buulobarde's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buulobarde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Buulobarde is city in the central Hiran region of Somalia.

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 Buulobarde reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°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 Buulobarde

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.

Buulobarde weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°30.711.83.6
Feb36° / 23°10.111.92.8
Mar37° / 24°71.9122.1
Apr35° / 25°6710.112.12.4
May33° / 24°448.312.23.4
Jun33° / 24°40.612.24.2
Jul32° / 23°20.412.24.6
Aug33° / 22°20.212.14.3
Sep34° / 23°50.8123.7
Oct33° / 24°7710.711.93.4
Nov33° / 23°599.411.83.9
Dec34° / 23°132.611.83.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Buulobarde gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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516
616
715
814
913
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106194727
207204626
308224525
419234325
5110244224
6110264023
7111273922
8112283721
9113303620
10214313519
11214333317
12215353216
13216363115
14317383013
15318392912
16319402711
17320412610
1832142259
1932242258
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2132543246
2242643235
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2552942213
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2753041203
2863140193
2963240193
3073339193
3173438183

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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 5:54 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:41
211.85:545:42
311.85:555:42
411.85:555:42
511.85:555:43
611.85:565:43
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811.85:575:44
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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216.2Intense
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246.3Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Buulobarde?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buulobarde in December

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

In December, Buulobarde sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2117 µg/m³Apr 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buulobarde?

Buulobarde sits at 3.9°N, 45.6°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beledweyne, 106 km away.

BeledweyneJawharWanlaweynCeeldheerAfgooyeBuurhakabaMogadishuKahandhale

Topography around Buulobarde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buulobarde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Buulobarde is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
300 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Beledweyne 106 km · Jawhar 120 km · Wanlaweyn 156 km · Ceeldheer 179 km · Afgooye 197 km · Buurhakaba 202 km · Mogadishu 204 km · Kahandhale 211 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 Buulobarde (3.8537°, 45.5674°, elevation 150 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).