Ghubaysh weather in December

In December, Ghubaysh 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 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 79% 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 Ghubaysh's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghubaysh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.97 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 Ghubaysh reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°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 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Ghubaysh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 7 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
7
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.

Ghubaysh 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.46.3
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 22°00.111.92.3
Apr39° / 25°10.512.30.7
May39° / 26°143.312.60.7
Jun37° / 26°297.512.71.7
Jul34° / 24°6712.212.63.0
Aug32° / 24°9014.312.43.5
Sep34° / 24°539.912.12.9
Oct36° / 24°18411.72.2
Nov35° / 21°0011.43.7
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% 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

Ghubaysh 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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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light 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 7:20 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:206:40
211.37:216:41
311.37:216:41
411.37:226:41
511.37:226:42
611.37:236:42
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811.37:246:42
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1311.37:276:44
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1911.37:306:47
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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 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ghubaysh

In seasonPeak

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

Ghubaysh sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Ghubaysh?

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 Ghubaysh for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ghubaysh in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ghubaysh 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 Ghubaysh peaks around February 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highFeb 21UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ghubaysh 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 Ghubaysh is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1657 µg/m³Sep 914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ghubaysh?

Ghubaysh sits at 12.2°N, 27.4°E, 497 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Babanūsah, 103 km away.

BabanūsahAl FūlahAl MijladAn NuhūdEl DaeinSh'īarīahAbū ZabadDilling

Topography around Ghubaysh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghubaysh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 496 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Ghubaysh is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (100%) within 80 km.

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shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Babanūsah 103 km · Al Fūlah 119 km · Al Mijlad 131 km · An Nuhūd 133 km · El Daein 154 km · Sh'īarīah 195 km · Abū Zabad 208 km · Dilling 250 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 Ghubaysh (12.15°, 27.35°, elevation 497 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).