Jamaame weather in December

In December, Jamaame sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jamaame's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jamaame's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Jamaame is human settlement.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Jamaame reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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

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.

Jamaame weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°101.1126.8
Feb29° / 25°10.1126.8
Mar30° / 26°51.1126.2
Apr30° / 27°6313.4124.5
May29° / 26°10522.4124.1
Jun28° / 25°5816.9125.1
Jul27° / 24°4215.1125.7
Aug27° / 24°3512.9126.2
Sep28° / 24°258.3126.9
Oct29° / 25°318.5126.2
Nov29° / 26°4510.9125.5
Dec30° / 26°244.9126.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jamaame gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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428
527
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:595:59
212.05:595:59
312.06:005:59
412.06:006:00
512.06:006:00
612.06:016:01
712.06:016:01
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1312.06:046:04
1412.06:046:04
1512.06:056:05
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1912.06:076:06
2012.06:076:07
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2812.06:116:11
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3012.06:126:12
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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 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Jamaame?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jamaame in December

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

In December, Jamaame sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jamaame in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 26 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Jamaame 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 Jamaame peaks around April 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeApr 9UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Jamaame 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 Jamaame is worst in January — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2015 µg/m³Oct 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov8Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jamaame?

Jamaame sits at 0.1°N, 42.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jilib, 47 km away.

Bu’aaleKaambooniBaardheereDiinsoorQoryooleyMarka

Topography around Jamaame

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jamaame has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m.

The land around Jamaame is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
98 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Jilib 47 km · Kismayo 53 km · Bu’aale 114 km · Kaambooni 229 km · Baardheere 258 km · Diinsoor 261 km · Qoryooley 275 km · Marka 290 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 Jamaame (0.0697°, 42.745°, elevation 12 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. 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).