Climate averages 1991–2020
Kelo weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Kelo: daytime highs average 33.3°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moundou (87 km away). In December its highs average 32.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Kelo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Kelo ranks joint 3rd of 8 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 33.2°C; Kelo is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 33.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kelo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.0°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 18 | 4.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 36.1°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 66 | 11.3 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 105 | 16.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 185 | 23.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 244 | 26.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 154 | 21.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 54 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 33.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Moundou in DecemberChad · 87 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in DecemberChad · 99 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Doba in DecemberChad · 135 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Guider in DecemberCameroon · 215 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Maroua in DecemberCameroon · 217 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Sarh in DecemberChad · 283 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Mubi in DecemberNigeria · 298 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 0 mm rain
- N'Djamena in DecemberChad · 322 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kelo) is explained once on the Kelo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.