Ad Douiem weather in December

In December, Ad Douiem sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ad Douiem's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Douiem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:12 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Ad Douiem is city of the state of White Nile, Sudan.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ad Douiem reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Ad Douiem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 19 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
19
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.

Ad Douiem weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.8
Feb34° / 19°0011.54.1
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 25°10.212.30.1
May41° / 27°93.212.60.0
Jun39° / 27°123.812.80.5
Jul36° / 26°499.612.72.0
Aug34° / 25°611112.52.7
Sep36° / 25°328.212.12.0
Oct38° / 26°113.411.71.2
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.9
Dec32° / 19°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ad Douiem gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 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 7:04 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:17
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311.27:056:18
411.27:056:18
511.27:066:18
611.27:066:19
711.27:076:19
811.27:076:19
911.27:086:20
1011.27:086:20
1111.27:096:20
1211.27:106:21
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1411.27:116:21
1511.27:116:22
1611.27:126:22
1711.27:126:23
1811.27:136:23
1911.27:136:24
2011.27:146:24
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2211.27:156:25
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2411.27:156:26
2511.27:166:26
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2711.27:176:27
2811.27:176:28
2911.27:186:28
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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 5.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ad Douiem

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Douiem sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ad Douiem?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ad Douiem in December

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

In December, Ad Douiem sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad Douiem in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad Douiem peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ad Douiem 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 Ad Douiem is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1454 µg/m³Aug 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr47Poor
May37Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Douiem?

Ad Douiem sits at 14.0°N, 32.3°E, 385 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Manāqil, 78 km away.

RabakTandaltī

Topography around Ad Douiem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Douiem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Ad Douiem is covered by water (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Al Manāqil 78 km · Al-Quṭaynah 81 km · Al Jazeera Aba 83 km · Kināna 93 km · Al Qiţena 96 km · Kosti 101 km · Rabak 102 km · Tandaltī 120 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Ad Douiem (14.0012°, 32.3116°, elevation 385 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).