Dilling weather in December

In December, Dilling sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dilling's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dilling's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:19 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Dilling is town in South Kordofan State in 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dilling 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 34°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 Dilling

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
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.

Dilling weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°00.111.46.5
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.9
Mar36° / 22°10.411.92.8
Apr38° / 24°61.912.31.3
May37° / 25°439.812.51.4
Jun34° / 24°8016.912.72.5
Jul31° / 23°11821.312.63.4
Aug30° / 22°15523.112.43.7
Sep31° / 22°11619.712.13.5
Oct33° / 22°499.711.73.4
Nov34° / 21°0011.44.3
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Dilling 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

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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 16 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 7:11 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:116:31
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311.37:126:32
411.37:126:32
511.37:136:32
611.37:136:33
711.37:146:33
811.37:156:33
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1211.37:176:35
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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 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dilling

In seasonPeak

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

Dilling's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dilling sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Rainy season
Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dilling?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dilling in December

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

In December, Dilling sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dilling in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dilling peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dilling 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 Dilling is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1645 µg/m³Aug 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dilling?

Dilling sits at 12.1°N, 29.6°E, 687 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Abū Zabad, 55 km away.

KadugliAr RahadEl ObeidAl FūlahAn NuhūdAbu JibehaUmm Ruwaba

Topography around Dilling

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dilling has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Dilling is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Abū Zabad 55 km · Kadugli 116 km · Ar Rahad 131 km · El Obeid 140 km · Al Fūlah 145 km · An Nuhūd 151 km · Abu Jibeha 184 km · Umm Ruwaba 195 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 Dilling (12.05°, 29.65°, elevation 687 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).