Aweil weather in December

In December, Aweil sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aweil's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aweil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:22 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Aweil is city in South Sudan.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Aweil reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°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 Aweil

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.

Aweil weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°00.111.53.0
Feb37° / 23°10.311.71.7
Mar39° / 25°122.611.90.6
Apr39° / 27°35912.20.8
May36° / 26°8617.212.41.7
Jun33° / 24°12519.412.52.7
Jul31° / 23°1742312.53.2
Aug30° / 22°19424.812.33.3
Sep31° / 23°13921.212.13.3
Oct32° / 23°8716.611.83.2
Nov35° / 23°72.211.63.0
Dec35° / 22°00.111.53.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37822
47921
57921
67921
77921
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307723
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aweil gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
187742
287742
389632
490631
592521
692521
792521
894411
994411
1095311
1195311
1296310
1397210
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 7:14 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:146:46
211.57:156:46
311.57:156:47
411.57:166:47
511.57:166:47
611.57:176:47
711.57:176:48
811.57:186:48
911.57:186:49
1011.57:196:49
1111.57:196:49
1211.57:206:50
1311.57:206:50
1411.57:216:51
1511.57:216:51
1611.57:226:51
1711.57:226:52
1811.57:236:52
1911.57:236:53
2011.57:246:53
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2211.57:256:54
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2711.57:276:56
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2911.57:286:57
3011.57:286:58
3111.57:296:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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106.0Bright
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Aweil

In seasonPeak

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

Aweil's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aweil sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Aweil?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aweil in December

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

In December, Aweil sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aweil in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aweil peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aweil 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 Aweil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1648 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr33Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aweil?

Aweil sits at 8.8°N, 27.4°E, 425 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 34 km away.

GogrialKuacjokWauAbyeiTonjAl MijladBabanūsah

Topography around Aweil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aweil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m.

The land around Aweil is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and wetland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Winejok 34 km · Gogrial 82 km · Kuacjok 82 km · Wau 135 km · Abyei 147 km · Tonj 218 km · Al Mijlad 255 km · Babanūsah 289 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Aweil (8.7619°, 27.3919°, elevation 425 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).