Khartoum weather in December

In December, Khartoum 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khartoum's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khartoum'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
7:14 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
14%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Khartoum is capital city of Sudan.

Density
66/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Khartoum 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 Khartoum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 5 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
5
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.

Khartoum 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°0011.26.9
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 21°0011.92.8
Apr39° / 25°00.112.30.5
May41° / 28°31.212.70.0
Jun40° / 28°31.212.90.1
Jul38° / 27°204.912.81.3
Aug37° / 27°245.912.51.9
Sep38° / 27°102.712.11.1
Oct38° / 27°4111.61.1
Nov35° / 22°0011.33.7
Dec31° / 18°0011.16.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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2955
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318911

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Khartoum 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 99% 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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31991

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:056:14
211.17:066:14
311.17:066:14
411.17:076:15
511.17:086:15
611.17:086:15
711.17:096:15
811.17:096:16
911.17:106:16
1011.17:106:16
1111.17:116:17
1211.17:116:17
1311.17:126:17
1411.17:136:18
1511.17:136:18
1611.17:146:18
1711.17:146:19
1811.17:156:19
1911.17:156:20
2011.17:166:20
2111.17:166:21
2211.17:176:21
2311.17:176:22
2411.17:176:22
2511.17:186:23
2611.17:186:23
2711.17:196:24
2811.17:196:24
2911.17:206:25
3011.17:206:25
3111.17:206:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.59 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 Khartoum

In seasonPeak

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

Khartoum sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Khartoum?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khartoum in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khartoum in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khartoum peaks around April 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Khartoum 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 Khartoum is worst in March — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 1372 µg/m³Aug 1230 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khartoum?

Khartoum sits at 15.6°N, 32.5°E, 381 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khartoum North, 11 km away.

Al HilāliyyaAl HasaheisaRufā‘aAl Manāqil

Topography around Khartoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khartoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Khartoum is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%), bare terrain (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Khartoum North 11 km · Omdurman 12 km · Al Qiţena 78 km · Al-Quṭaynah 96 km · Al Hilāliyya 101 km · Al Hasaheisa 121 km · Rufā‘a 126 km · Al Manāqil 153 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 Khartoum (15.5518°, 32.5324°, elevation 381 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).