Kpozoun weather in December

In December, Kpozoun sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 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 59% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kpozoun's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kpozoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 Kpozoun reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Kpozoun

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.

Kpozoun 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° / 24°102.811.63.6
Feb35° / 25°225.211.82.7
Mar35° / 26°5111.6122.6
Apr33° / 25°8215.212.22.7
May32° / 25°12621.912.32.8
Jun30° / 24°14223.412.43.1
Jul29° / 23°13222.112.43.7
Aug29° / 23°13921.312.23.9
Sep30° / 23°14422.7123.4
Oct31° / 23°10018.611.83.6
Nov33° / 24°225.911.74.0
Dec34° / 24°82.111.63.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
47030
57129
67129
77228
87228
97327
107426
117525
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317921

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kpozoun gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
412
511
611
711
810
99
109
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137
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1112107412
2112107412
3122117311
4122117410
5122127310
613312729
713313719
823313718
923313718
1024413707
1134413697
1234414696
1334414696
1434514695
1544514685
1644614684
1744615674
1844615674
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2155817623
2265818612
2365819602
2465919592
2575920581
2676921561
27861021541
28961022521
291061022511
301161022501
311261023491

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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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127calm
137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 6:53 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:536:29
211.66:536:29
311.66:546:30
411.66:546:30
511.66:546:30
611.66:556:31
711.66:556:31
811.66:566:32
911.66:566:32
1011.66:576:32
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1211.66:586:33
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1411.66:596:34
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1611.67:006:35
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2011.67:026:37
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2711.67:056:40
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2911.67:066:41
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3111.67:076:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kpozoun

In seasonPeak

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

Kpozoun's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kpozoun sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kpozoun?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kpozoun. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kpozoun in December

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

In December, Kpozoun sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kpozoun in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kpozoun peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 11UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kpozoun 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 Kpozoun is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1796 µg/m³Aug 1323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May28Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kpozoun?

Kpozoun sits at 7.2°N, 2.2°E, 93 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Cové, 14 km away.

KétouKlouékanmèAdjaouèrè

Topography around Kpozoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kpozoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Kpozoun is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Cové 14 km · Bohicon 17 km · Abomey 25 km · Djidja 33 km · Ouinhi 34 km · Kétou 45 km · Klouékanmè 49 km · Adjaouèrè 50 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 Kpozoun (7.2287°, 2.2132°, elevation 93 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).