Boukoumbé weather in December

In December, Boukoumbé sees average daytime highs of 34°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 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Boukoumbé's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boukoumbé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Boukoumbé is commune of Benin.

Density
22/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Boukoumbé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Boukoumbé

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.

Boukoumbé weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.211.54.1
Feb36° / 23°50.811.72.7
Mar37° / 25°163.811.91.7
Apr36° / 26°5511.512.21.9
May34° / 25°8314.412.52.8
Jun31° / 24°8614.712.63.7
Jul29° / 23°16222.712.53.7
Aug28° / 23°26327.212.33.4
Sep29° / 22°21323.812.13.4
Oct31° / 22°10015.611.83.8
Nov34° / 20°81.711.53.8
Dec34° / 19°0011.44.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38020
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58020
68119
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Boukoumbé 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1531713143
2561613132
3581513122
4611412112
5631412101
666131191
767131181
869121081
970121071
107212961
117411951
127511851
137710841
147810741
15809641
16828631
17838531
18847531
19876421
20885421
21895321
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23923320
24943210
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29971110
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 7:02 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:026:29
211.47:026:29
311.47:036:29
411.47:036:30
511.47:046:30
611.47:046:30
711.47:056:31
811.47:056:31
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1011.47:066:32
1111.47:076:32
1211.47:076:32
1311.47:086:33
1411.47:086:33
1511.47:096:34
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1711.47:106:34
1811.47:106:35
1911.47:116:35
2011.47:116:36
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2911.47:166:40
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Boukoumbé

In seasonPeak

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

Boukoumbé's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Boukoumbé?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Boukoumbé in December

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

In December, Boukoumbé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boukoumbé in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Boukoumbé peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Boukoumbé 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 Boukoumbé is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2084 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Boukoumbé?

Boukoumbé sits at 10.2°N, 1.1°E, 230 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Natitingou, 33 km away.

NiamtougouToukountounaTanguiétaMatériKopargoOuaké

Topography around Boukoumbé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boukoumbé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Boukoumbé is covered by cropland (86%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
455 m
80 km
677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Natitingou 33 km · Cobly 37 km · Niamtougou 45 km · Toukountouna 47 km · Tanguiéta 52 km · Matéri 58 km · Kopargo 61 km · Ouaké 65 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 Boukoumbé (10.1771°, 1.1062°, elevation 230 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).