Er Roseires weather in December

In December, Er Roseires sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. 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 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Er Roseires's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Er Roseires's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:59 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Er Roseires is town in eastern Sudan.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical December day in Er Roseires reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Er Roseires

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.

Er Roseires weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°0011.43.2
Feb37° / 22°0011.61.8
Mar40° / 25°20.411.90.3
Apr40° / 27°92.912.30.0
May38° / 27°4710.912.50.9
Jun35° / 25°7215.412.72.1
Jul33° / 24°10219.112.62.9
Aug31° / 23°13621.612.43.3
Sep32° / 23°9115.512.13.3
Oct34° / 24°5713.111.72.7
Nov36° / 23°30.911.52.4
Dec36° / 22°0011.33.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

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 (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Er Roseires 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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289101
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59181
69370
79460
89460
99550
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119640
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:526:13
211.36:526:13
311.36:536:13
411.36:536:14
511.36:546:14
611.36:546:14
711.36:556:14
811.36:556:15
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Er Roseires

In seasonPeak

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

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

Er Roseires sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season
Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Er Roseires?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Er Roseires in December

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

In December, Er Roseires sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Er Roseires 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 Er Roseires peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Er Roseires 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 Er Roseires is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1829 µg/m³Aug 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Er Roseires?

Er Roseires sits at 11.9°N, 34.4°E, 472 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Damazin, 9.0 km away.

SingaAd-DindarAs SūkīAl ḨawātahUmm ShawkahMaiurnoĀsosa

Topography around Er Roseires

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Er Roseires has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m.

The land around Er Roseires is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
789 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ad-Damazin 9.0 km · Singa 151 km · Ad-Dindar 166 km · As Sūkī 170 km · Al Ḩawātah 175 km · Umm Shawkah 175 km · Maiurno 189 km · Āsosa 201 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 Er Roseires (11.8659°, 34.3869°, elevation 472 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).