Climate averages 1991–2020
Wau weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Wau: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuacjok (67 km away). In December its highs average 35.6°C, about as warm as Wau, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Wau ranks joint 3rd of 6 for the warmest December highs and joint 3rd of 6 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 6 cities is 34.5°C; Wau is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 35.7°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
Wau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| February | 37.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 2.9 | 0.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 38.2°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 20 | 4.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.7°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 58 | 12.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 118 | 19.3 | 12.512 h |
| June | 31.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 127 | 20.3 | 12.613 h |
| July | 30.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 166 | 23.2 | 12.513 h |
| August | 29.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 192 | 24.7 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 155 | 23.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 124 | 20.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 17 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 35.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.712 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
- Kuacjok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 67 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Winejok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 153 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bakwa in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 403 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Kadugli in DecemberSudan · 414 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Malakal in DecemberSouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Daein in DecemberSudan · 465 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Yei in DecemberSouth Sudan · 499 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Gereida in DecemberSudan · 506 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.4°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 Wau) is explained once on the Wau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.