Al-Quṭaynah weather in December

In December, Al-Quṭaynah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Al-Quṭaynah's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Quṭaynah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:13 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Al-Quṭaynah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Al-Quṭaynah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 8 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
8
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-Quṭaynah 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
Jan30° / 17°0011.26.6
Feb33° / 19°0011.54.9
Mar36° / 22°0011.92.5
Apr40° / 25°00.112.30.4
May41° / 28°51.712.70.0
Jun40° / 28°6212.90.2
Jul37° / 27°296.112.81.8
Aug35° / 26°367.712.52.5
Sep37° / 27°164.512.11.6
Oct38° / 26°61.811.71.3
Nov35° / 22°0011.33.5
Dec31° / 18°0011.16.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
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5937
6937
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11928
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14928
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25919
26919
27919
289010
299010
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al-Quṭaynah 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 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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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 06 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 7:05 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:056:16
211.27:066:17
311.27:066:17
411.27:076:17
511.27:076:17
611.27:086:18
711.27:086:18
811.27:096:18
911.27:096:18
1011.17:106:19
1111.17:106:19
1211.17:116:20
1311.17:126:20
1411.17:126:20
1511.17:136:21
1611.17:136:21
1711.17:146:21
1811.17:146:22
1911.17:156:22
2011.17:156:23
2111.17:166:23
2211.17:166:24
2311.17:176:24
2411.17:176:25
2511.17:176:25
2611.17:186:26
2711.17:186:26
2811.17:196:27
2911.17:196:27
3011.17:206:28
3111.17:206:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Al-Quṭaynah

In seasonPeak

None of Al-Quṭaynah'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-Quṭaynah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
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Aug
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Al-Quṭaynah?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al-Quṭaynah in December

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

In December, Al-Quṭaynah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Al-Quṭaynah 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-Quṭaynah peaks around April 9 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 highApr 9UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al-Quṭaynah 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-Quṭaynah is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1366 µg/m³Aug 1323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Quṭaynah?

Al-Quṭaynah sits at 14.7°N, 32.3°E, 377 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Qiţena, 18 km away.

OmdurmanAl HilāliyyaKhartoum NorthAl Hasaheisa

Topography around Al-Quṭaynah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Quṭaynah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Al-Quṭaynah is covered by bare terrain (47%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Al Qiţena 18 km · Ad Douiem 81 km · Al Manāqil 94 km · Khartoum 96 km · Omdurman 104 km · Al Hilāliyya 106 km · Khartoum North 106 km · Al Hasaheisa 111 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-Quṭaynah (14.7278°, 32.2693°, 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).