Ghadames Weather in December
Ghadames in December
The short of it: Ghadames in December averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 6° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & November
December in Ghadames brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 6°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from November to about 19°, with nights near 6°. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 13 min in mid-December, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Ghadames runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Nālūt, 239 km to the NE, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Ghadames, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NālūtNalut | 239 km NE | 17° | 7° | 16 mm |
| KābāwNalut | 258 km NE | 16° | 7° | 24 mm |
| TījīNalut | 274 km NE | 19° | 8° | 15 mm |
| Ar-RaḥaībātJabal al Gharbi | 293 km NE | 16° | 6° | 22 mm |
| JādūJabal al Gharbi | 315 km NE | 16° | 6° | 24 mm |
| TataouineTataouine | 324 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 15 mm |
| ZintanJabal al Gharbi | 330 km NE | 16° | 6° | 25 mm |
| GhomrassenTataouine | 335 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 18 mm |