Bembèrèkè weather in December

In December, Bembèrèkè sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bembèrèkè's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bembèrèkè's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:03 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bembèrèkè is city in Benin.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bembèrèkè reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Bembèrèkè

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bembèrèkè weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.111.54.6
Feb35° / 22°20.411.73.0
Mar37° / 25°81.811.91.6
Apr37° / 25°387.212.21.7
May34° / 24°9315.812.52.4
Jun32° / 23°11918.512.63.1
Jul30° / 22°19223.812.53.3
Aug29° / 22°26526.212.33.2
Sep31° / 22°1842212.13.2
Oct33° / 22°579.711.83.5
Nov35° / 21°10.211.53.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bembèrèkè gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

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Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16519115
26718105
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4701794
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bembèrèkè

In seasonPeak

None of Bembèrèkè's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bembèrèkè's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bembèrèkè sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Bembèrèkè?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Bembèrèkè for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bembèrèkè in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bembèrèkè sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bembèrèkè in December

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Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bembèrèkè peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bembèrèkè in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bembèrèkè is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1387 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bembèrèkè?

Bembèrèkè sits at 10.2°N, 2.7°E, 445 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Sinendé, 34 km away.

NdaliTobréPèrèrèNikkiPéhonkoKalaléKérou

Topography around Bembèrèkè

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bembèrèkè.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bembèrèkè has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m.

The land around Bembèrèkè is covered by trees (30%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

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194 m
16 km
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80 km
321 m
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December weather nearby: Sinendé 34 km · Ndali 41 km · Tobré 58 km · Pèrèrè 59 km · Nikki 68 km · Péhonko 72 km · Kalalé 79 km · Kérou 90 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bembèrèkè (10.2283°, 2.6633°, elevation 445 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).