Climate averages 1991–2020
Gereida weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th 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 Gereida: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th 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 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nyala (91 km away). In December its highs average 30.6°C, 1.8°C cooler than Gereida, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Gereida ranks 10th 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; Gereida is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 31.9°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
Gereida climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 34.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 26 | 5.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 35.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 62 | 11.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 107 | 17.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 131 | 19.2 | 12.512 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 88 | 14.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 32 | 7.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 32.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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 · 91 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Daein in DecemberSudan · 109 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0 mm rain
- El Fasher in DecemberSudan · 263 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Winejok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 366 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in DecemberSudan · 380 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in DecemberSudan · 380 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nuhūd in DecemberSudan · 392 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Kuacjok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 454 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 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 Gereida) is explained once on the Gereida year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.