Al Manāqil weather in December

In December, Al Manāqil sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 Al Manāqil's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Manāqil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Al Manāqil is place in Al Jazirah, 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Al Manāqil reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Al Manāqil

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 Manāqil weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°133.812.70.0
Jun40° / 28°16512.80.3
Jul36° / 26°531112.81.8
Aug35° / 25°6512.312.52.4
Sep37° / 26°308.912.11.8
Oct38° / 26°144.511.71.0
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
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22919
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249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al Manāqil 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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31000
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light 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 7:01 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:14
211.27:026:15
311.27:026:15
411.27:036:15
511.27:036:15
611.27:046:16
711.27:056:16
811.27:056:16
911.27:066:16
1011.27:066:17
1111.27:076:17
1211.27:076:18
1311.27:086:18
1411.27:086:18
1511.27:096:19
1611.27:096:19
1711.27:106:19
1811.27:106:20
1911.27:116:20
2011.27:116:21
2111.27:126:21
2211.27:126:22
2311.27:136:22
2411.27:136:23
2511.27:146:23
2611.27:146:24
2711.27:156:24
2811.27:156:25
2911.27:156:25
3011.27:166:26
3111.27:166:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Al Manāqil

In seasonPeak

None of Al Manāqil'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 Manāqil sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Al Manāqil?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Manāqil in December

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

In December, Al Manāqil sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Manāqil 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 Al Manāqil peaks around March 24 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 24UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May35Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Manāqil?

Al Manāqil sits at 14.2°N, 33.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kināna, 30 km away.

Topography around Al Manāqil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Manāqil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Al Manāqil is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kināna 30 km · Wad Medani 60 km · Al Hasaheisa 65 km · Rufā‘a 70 km · Ad Douiem 78 km · Al Hilāliyya 82 km · Al-Quṭaynah 94 km · Al Qiţena 96 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 Manāqil (14.2459°, 32.9891°, elevation 413 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).