December Weather in Taoudenni Mali

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 82°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 56°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 62°F.

For reference, on July 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Taoudenni typically range from 87°F to 116°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 49°F to 76°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (3,763 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Taoudenni (view comparison).

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Compare Taoudenni to another city:

CompareMap

The month of December in Taoudenni experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 41% to 32%.

The clearest day of the month is December 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 68% of the time.

For reference, on November 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 42%, while on June 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%.

Over the course of December in Taoudenni, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Taoudenni is 6:39 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 16 minutes later at 6:56 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:30 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 5:42 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Taoudenni during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets 13 hours, 32 minutes later, at 7:03 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:51 AM and sets 10 hours, 45 minutes later, at 5:36 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Taoudenni is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 20, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Taoudenni is gradually increasing during December, increasing from 9.5 miles per hour to 10.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.2 miles per hour, while on August 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Taoudenni throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 57% on December 26.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Taoudenni are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Taoudenni are increasing during December, increasing by 425°F, from 9,468°F to 9,893°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Taoudenni is essentially constant during December, remaining around 4.4 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 4.4 kWh on December 16.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Taoudenni are 22.674 deg latitude, -3.979 deg longitude, and 449 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Taoudenni contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 420 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 480 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (577 feet). Within 50 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (794 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Taoudenni is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (100%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (100%).