Climate averages 1991–2020
Pala 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 Pala: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 18.4°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 Kelo (99 km away). In December its highs average 33.3°C, 0.6°C warmer than Pala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Pala ranks 7th 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; Pala is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 32.8°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
Pala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 35.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.5°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 20 | 5.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 35.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 73 | 13.3 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 103 | 16.9 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 164 | 22.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 222 | 25.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 167 | 22.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 62 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 32.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°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
- Kelo in DecemberChad · 99 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Guider in DecemberCameroon · 123 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Maroua in DecemberCameroon · 151 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Moundou in DecemberChad · 156 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Mubi in DecemberNigeria · 206 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Doba in DecemberChad · 227 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Yola in DecemberNigeria · 267 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Jimeta in DecemberNigeria · 269 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°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 Pala) is explained once on the Pala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.