Al Qadarif weather in December

In December, Al Qadarif sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Al Qadarif's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qadarif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Al Qadarif is capital of the state of Al Qadarif, Sudan.

Density
5,577/km²
people per km²

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 Al Qadarif reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than 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 Al Qadarif

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 Qadarif weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.33.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.52.3
Mar39° / 23°10.311.90.7
Apr41° / 26°41.312.30.0
May40° / 27°266.912.60.2
Jun37° / 25°4911.412.81.3
Jul33° / 23°12220.812.72.5
Aug31° / 23°14721.412.53.2
Sep33° / 23°6413.612.13.1
Oct36° / 24°267.111.72.3
Nov37° / 23°20.511.32.1
Dec35° / 21°0011.23.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
149010
159010
169010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al Qadarif 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5928
6928
7919
89010
99010
108911
118911
128911
138812
148812
158812
168911
178911
188911
199010
20919
21928
22928
23937
24946
25946
26955
27964
28964
29973
30973
31973

Wind in December

Winds average 13 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
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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 6:51 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:516:05
211.26:526:05
311.26:526:06
411.26:536:06
511.26:536:06
611.26:546:06
711.26:556:07
811.26:556:07
911.26:566:07
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1111.26:576:08
1211.26:576:08
1311.26:586:09
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1911.27:016:11
2011.27:016:12
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.62 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 Al Qadarif

In seasonPeak

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

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Al Qadarif?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Qadarif in December

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

In December, Al Qadarif sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qadarif 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 Qadarif peaks around April 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Qadarif 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 Qadarif is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2032 µg/m³Oct 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qadarif?

Al Qadarif sits at 14.0°N, 35.4°E, 608 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al-Fashaqah, 66 km away.

Al ḨawātahKhashm al QirbahĀbderafīMay CaderaHimoraAl-Fāw

Topography around Al Qadarif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qadarif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Al Qadarif is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Al-Fashaqah 66 km · Doka 71 km · Al Ḩawātah 106 km · Khashm al Qirbah 118 km · Ābderafī 120 km · May Cadera 128 km · Himora 135 km · Al-Fāw 140 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 Qadarif (14.0349°, 35.3834°, elevation 608 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).