Climate averages 1991–2020
El Fasher weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in El Fasher: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th 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 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nyala (183 km away). In December its highs average 30.6°C, 1.9°C warmer than El Fasher, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, El Fasher ranks 21st of 22 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 31.9°C; El Fasher is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 28.2°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
El Fasher climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 31.0°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 36.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 4.6 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 10 | 3.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 67 | 12.4 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 103 | 16.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 23 | 5.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| November | 31.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 28.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 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
- Nyala in DecemberSudan · 183 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Daein in DecemberSudan · 255 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in DecemberSudan · 263 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in DecemberSudan · 313 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in DecemberSudan · 314 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nuhūd in DecemberSudan · 349 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Abéché in DecemberChad · 488 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 17.3°C · 0 mm rain
- El Obeid in DecemberSudan · 529 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 15.9°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 El Fasher) is explained once on the El Fasher year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.