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Sal weather in December

Is it warm? Yes. December in Sal is warm: afternoons average 25°C and nights 22°C. Most days (80%) peak between 23°C and 28°C.

Warm · average high

25°C

25°C or more on half of all days; 20°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low22°overnight
  • Sea25°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days15 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy51% cloud · 35% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 23° and 28°.

Number of December days by daily high, 2011–2025.

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 28°C; the coolest, 2013, 23°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 23.4°C, 2012: 23.2°C, 2013: 22.9°C, 2014: 22.9°C, 2015: 23.7°C, 2016: 23.3°C, 2017: 25.8°C, 2018: 26.4°C, 2019: 25.6°C, 2020: 25.5°C, 2021: 25.9°C, 2022: 27°C, 2023: 27.7°C, 2024: 27.4°C, 2025: 25.2°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Sal25°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Sal all year · Where else is hot in December

Other warm places in December

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Sal is about 5h 45m.

  • Warm in Dec

    24°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Dec

    26°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 8 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Dec

    31°C average high

    avg high · 22° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology