Timbuktu climate

Timbuktu Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Timbuktu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on December 1 to 28°C on December 31, and lows from 16°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 mm over about 0 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Timbuktu, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CDec 1, 2016
Reanalysis low
7°CDec 28, 2014
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 11 h 08 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
22%
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 131°C16°C37°C 201611°C 19930%
Dec 231°C16°C36°C 200413°C 20060%
Dec 331°C16°C35°C 200413°C 20180%
Dec 431°C16°C35°C 202010°C 20080%
Dec 531°C16°C35°C 19978°C 20080%
Dec 630°C15°C34°C 20149°C 20070%
Dec 730°C15°C34°C 20148°C 20080%
Dec 830°C15°C34°C 20039°C 20080%
Dec 930°C15°C33°C 199110°C 20060%
Dec 1030°C15°C33°C 199110°C 19940%
Dec 1130°C15°C33°C 199210°C 19940%
Dec 1230°C15°C34°C 19968°C 20140%
Dec 1330°C15°C34°C 200411°C 20140%
Dec 1430°C15°C35°C 200411°C 20110%
Dec 1530°C14°C36°C 200411°C 19940%
Dec 1630°C14°C36°C 200411°C 19940%
Dec 1730°C14°C34°C 200112°C 20180%
Dec 1829°C14°C33°C 200110°C 20060%
Dec 1929°C14°C35°C 20078°C 19990%
Dec 2029°C14°C34°C 20079°C 20140%
Dec 2129°C14°C35°C 20019°C 20140%
Dec 2229°C14°C34°C 20049°C 20130%
Dec 2329°C14°C34°C 20049°C 20130%
Dec 2429°C14°C35°C 20048°C 20130%
Dec 2529°C13°C34°C 20019°C 20110%
Dec 2629°C13°C34°C 20019°C 20060%
Dec 2729°C13°C34°C 20019°C 20060%
Dec 2828°C13°C34°C 20017°C 20140%
Dec 2928°C13°C33°C 20099°C 20140%
Dec 3028°C13°C33°C 20088°C 20140%
Dec 3128°C13°C33°C 20098°C 20140%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Timbuktu, in percent.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

December 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.