Jilib weather in December

In December, Jilib sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Jilib's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jilib's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Jilib is city in Somalia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 34°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jilib reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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 Jilib

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.

Jilib weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°152.1123.2
Feb36° / 25°51122.8
Mar36° / 25°204.7122.4
Apr34° / 25°10617.9122.3
May32° / 25°8617.5123.4
Jun31° / 24°247.1124.6
Jul31° / 23°144.1125.1
Aug31° / 23°144125.0
Sep32° / 23°184.8124.5
Oct33° / 24°6612.1123.5
Nov33° / 24°12820.2122.9
Dec34° / 24°548.9123.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57228
67228
77426
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jilib gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
252
351
450
549
647
746
844
942
1040
1138
1236
1334
1432
1530
1627
1725
1823
1921
2019
2118
2216
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2711
2811
2911
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3110

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105896
205896
306886
407876
508866
609856
7010846
8011836
9012826
10013816
11014806
12015796
13016786
14017785
15018775
16019765
17021754
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20025723
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22027712
23129682
24131662
25132661
26134641
27136621
28137611
29139591
30141562
31142552

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
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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 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:595:58
212.06:005:58
312.06:005:59
412.06:015:59
512.06:015:59
612.06:016:00
712.06:026:00
812.06:026:01
912.06:036:01
1012.06:036:01
1112.06:046:02
1212.06:046:02
1312.06:046:03
1412.06:056:03
1512.06:056:04
1612.06:066:04
1712.06:066:05
1812.06:076:05
1912.06:076:06
2012.06:086:06
2112.06:086:07
2212.06:096:07
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2412.06:106:08
2512.06:106:08
2612.06:116:09
2712.06:116:09
2812.06:116:10
2912.06:126:10
3012.06:126:11
3112.06:136:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Jilib?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jilib in December

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

In December, Jilib sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jilib 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 55 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 Jilib 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 Jilib peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jilib?

Jilib sits at 0.5°N, 42.8°E, 25 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jamaame, 47 km away.

KismayoBaardheereDiinsoorQoryooleyMarkaKaambooni

Topography around Jilib

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jilib has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Jilib is covered by shrubs (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Jamaame 47 km · Bu’aale 70 km · Kismayo 98 km · Baardheere 214 km · Diinsoor 215 km · Qoryooley 242 km · Marka 260 km · Kaambooni 271 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 Jilib (0.4883°, 42.7854°, elevation 25 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).