Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Malakal: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kadugli (269 km away). In December its highs average 35.0°C, about as warm as Malakal, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Malakal ranks joint 3rd of 6 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 6 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 6 cities is 34.5°C; Malakal is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 35.5°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
Malakal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 37.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 3.7 | 1.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.3°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 27 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 35.4°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 70 | 14.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 102 | 17.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 172 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 194 | 24.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 129 | 20.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 101 | 16.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 35.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 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
- Kadugli in DecemberSudan · 269 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gambēla in DecemberEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in DecemberSudan · 387 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in DecemberSudan · 418 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kuacjok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Obeid in DecemberSudan · 435 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Wau in DecemberSouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Winejok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 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 Malakal) is explained once on the Malakal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.