New Halfa weather in December

In December, New Halfa sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°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 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is New Halfa's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Halfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:01 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

New Halfa is town of the state of Kassala, 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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical December day in New Halfa reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°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 New Halfa

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.

New Halfa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°00.111.24.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.1
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.2
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May42° / 28°82.712.70.0
Jun40° / 28°154.812.90.1
Jul37° / 26°7515.212.81.5
Aug35° / 25°941712.52.2
Sep37° / 26°338.212.11.4
Oct39° / 26°82.811.70.7
Nov37° / 24°10.211.31.9
Dec35° / 20°0011.13.8

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 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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

Any precipitation

New Halfa 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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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3178211

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:536:02
211.16:536:02
311.16:546:02
411.16:546:03
511.16:556:03
611.16:556:03
711.16:566:03
811.16:576:04
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1011.16:586:04
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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 5.48 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for New Halfa

In seasonPeak

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

New Halfa sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit New Halfa?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Halfa in December

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

In December, New Halfa sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in New Halfa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in New Halfa peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in New Halfa 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 New Halfa is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1536 µg/m³Oct 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr33Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is New Halfa?

New Halfa sits at 15.3°N, 35.6°E, 452 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khashm al Qirbah, 53 km away.

Al-FashaqahAl QadarifHimoraMay CaderaAdebayeAbala

Topography around New Halfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Halfa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 452 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 246 m.

The land around New Halfa is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Khashm al Qirbah 53 km · Kassala 87 km · Al-Fashaqah 108 km · Al Qadarif 146 km · Himora 157 km · May Cadera 174 km · Adebaye 177 km · Abala 194 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 New Halfa (15.3302°, 35.5985°, elevation 452 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).