Boujdour weather in December

In December, Boujdour sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Boujdour's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boujdour's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
35%
11th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Boujdour reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°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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Boujdour weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16°71.310.57.8
Feb19° / 16°61.511.17.8
Mar19° / 17°40.911.88.0
Apr19° / 17°10.212.68.0
May20° / 18°00.113.38.2
Jun21° / 19°0013.68.7
Jul22° / 20°0013.58.9
Aug22° / 21°00.112.99.1
Sep23° / 21°40.512.29.0
Oct23° / 21°6111.48.7
Nov22° / 19°51.210.78.3
Dec20° / 17°91.410.48.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47525
57525
67426
77525
87525
97624
107624
117624
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137525
147624
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307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Boujdour gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13247193
23347183
33447173
43547163
53646153
63746152
73846152
83845142
93945142
104044142
114143142
124242152
134341152
144340152
154438162
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204834162
214933162
225033152
235132152
245232142
255332132
265432122
275532112
285632102
295633101
30573391
31583381

Wind in December

Winds average 23 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 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 7:33 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:336:02
210.57:346:02
310.57:356:02
410.57:356:02
510.47:366:03
610.47:376:03
710.47:376:03
810.47:386:03
910.47:396:03
1010.47:396:03
1110.47:406:04
1210.47:416:04
1310.47:416:04
1410.47:426:05
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1610.47:436:05
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1810.47:446:06
1910.47:456:06
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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 3.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
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143.8Moderate
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203.8Moderate
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223.8Moderate
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243.8Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Boujdour

In seasonPeak

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

Boujdour sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Boujdour?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Boujdour for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Boujdour in December

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

In December, Boujdour sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Boujdour in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in October at about 22°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Dec 19 — about 6.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Boujdour in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boujdour peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Boujdour 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 Boujdour is worst in December — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2332 µg/m³May 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boujdour?

Boujdour sits at 26.1°N, 14.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is El Marsa, 151 km away.

El MarsaLaayounePlaya del InglesMaspalomasCarrizalAgüimesIngenioSanta Lucía

Topography around Boujdour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boujdour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Boujdour is covered by bare terrain (52%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (54%) and bare terrain (45%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
182 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: El Marsa 151 km · Laayoune 171 km · Playa del Ingles 211 km · Maspalomas 212 km · Carrizal 218 km · Agüimes 219 km · Ingenio 220 km · Santa Lucía 224 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Boujdour (26.1307°, -14.4851°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).