Kuraymah weather in December

In December, Kuraymah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kuraymah's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuraymah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
13%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Kuraymah is human settlement 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kuraymah reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Kuraymah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kuraymah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°00119.0
Feb29° / 15°0011.47.5
Mar33° / 19°0011.94.7
Apr38° / 23°0012.41.6
May41° / 27°00.112.90.0
Jun42° / 28°0013.10.0
Jul41° / 28°30.9130.0
Aug41° / 29°30.812.60.0
Sep41° / 28°10.212.10.0
Oct38° / 25°00.111.61.3
Nov32° / 19°0011.15.5
Dec28° / 15°0010.98.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3928
4937
5937
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
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27928
28928
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319010

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kuraymah 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 (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
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9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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17991
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191000
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22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 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 7:13 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:136:11
211.07:146:11
311.07:156:12
410.97:156:12
510.97:166:12
610.97:166:12
710.97:176:13
810.97:186:13
910.97:186:13
1010.97:196:13
1110.97:196:14
1210.97:206:14
1310.97:206:14
1410.97:216:15
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1610.97:226:15
1710.97:236:16
1810.97:236:16
1910.97:246:17
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2110.97:256:18
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2610.97:276:20
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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 5.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
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125.3Bright
135.3Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kuraymah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Kuraymah?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Kuraymah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kuraymah in December

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

In December, Kuraymah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kuraymah 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 Kuraymah peaks around June 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 12UV 11Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kuraymah 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 Kuraymah is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1683 µg/m³Jul 2145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul44Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kuraymah?

Kuraymah sits at 18.6°N, 31.9°E, 255 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Dongola, 161 km away.

DongolaEl BaugaBerberAtbaraAd-DamirShendiOmdurmanKhartoum North

Topography around Kuraymah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuraymah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Kuraymah is covered by bare terrain (40%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
523 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Dongola 161 km · El Bauga 219 km · Berber 233 km · Atbara 245 km · Ad-Damir 248 km · Shendi 266 km · Omdurman 330 km · Khartoum North 331 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 Kuraymah (18.55°, 31.85°, elevation 255 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).