Rufā‘a weather in December

In December, Rufā‘a sees average daytime highs of 34°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 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Rufā‘a's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rufā‘a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:09 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Rufā‘a is town 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rufā‘a reaches about 34°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 30°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 Rufā‘a

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.

Rufā‘a 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.25.1
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.5
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.3
Apr41° / 27°10.312.30.0
May42° / 29°102.812.70.0
Jun40° / 29°133.912.90.1
Jul37° / 27°5011.312.81.4
Aug36° / 26°6112.712.52.1
Sep37° / 26°276.612.11.5
Oct39° / 27°82.811.70.9
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.3
Dec34° / 20°0011.14.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 9%.

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

Any precipitation

Rufā‘a 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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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 7:01 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:12
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311.27:026:12
411.27:026:13
511.27:036:13
611.27:036:13
711.27:046:13
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911.17:056:14
1011.17:066:14
1111.17:066:15
1211.17:076:15
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1411.17:086:16
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1611.17:096:17
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1811.17:106:17
1911.17:106:18
2011.17:116:18
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2211.17:126:19
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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 5.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rufā‘a

In seasonPeak

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

Rufā‘a sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Rufā‘a?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rufā‘a in December

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

In December, Rufā‘a sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rufā‘a 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 Rufā‘a peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Rufā‘a 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 Rufā‘a is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1457 µg/m³Aug 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May46Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rufā‘a?

Rufā‘a sits at 14.8°N, 33.4°E, 399 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Hasaheisa, 7.0 km away.

Al-FāwAl QiţenaAl-Quṭaynah

Topography around Rufā‘a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rufā‘a has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 400 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Rufā‘a is covered by cropland (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Al Hasaheisa 7.0 km · Al Hilāliyya 25 km · Wad Medani 43 km · Al Manāqil 70 km · Kināna 83 km · Al-Fāw 106 km · Al Qiţena 108 km · Al-Quṭaynah 118 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 Rufā‘a (14.7597°, 33.3675°, elevation 399 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).