Al Jazeera Aba weather in December

In December, Al Jazeera Aba sees average daytime highs of 33°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 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Al Jazeera Aba's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Jazeera Aba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
17%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Al Jazeera Aba reaches about 33°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 30°C and 37°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 Al Jazeera Aba

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.

Al Jazeera Aba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°00.111.35.0
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.4
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.3
Apr40° / 25°10.412.30.1
May40° / 27°133.712.60.1
Jun38° / 27°225.912.81.1
Jul35° / 25°6812.512.72.5
Aug33° / 24°711312.43.2
Sep35° / 25°37912.12.6
Oct37° / 25°144.711.71.7
Nov36° / 23°0011.42.6
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al Jazeera Aba 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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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:016:17
211.37:026:18
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411.37:036:18
511.37:036:18
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1211.27:076:21
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1911.27:116:24
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Al Jazeera Aba

In seasonPeak

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

Al Jazeera Aba sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Al Jazeera Aba?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Jazeera Aba in December

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

In December, Al Jazeera Aba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Jazeera Aba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Jazeera Aba peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Jazeera Aba 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 Al Jazeera Aba is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1549 µg/m³Aug 1616 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr43Poor
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Jazeera Aba?

Al Jazeera Aba sits at 13.3°N, 32.6°E, 377 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kosti, 18 km away.

SennarAl ManāqilMaiurno

Topography around Al Jazeera Aba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Jazeera Aba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Al Jazeera Aba is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (22%) and water (20%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

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16 m
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80 km
295 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kosti 18 km · Rabak 21 km · Ad Douiem 83 km · Tandaltī 88 km · Kināna 100 km · Sennar 107 km · Al Manāqil 111 km · Maiurno 114 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 Al Jazeera Aba (13.3193°, 32.6132°, elevation 377 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).