Natitingou weather in December

In December, Natitingou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 Natitingou's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Natitingou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Natitingou is city and commune in north western Benin.

Density
17/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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Natitingou 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 30°C and 34°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 Natitingou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 27 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
27
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.

Natitingou weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°10.211.55.2
Feb34° / 21°6111.73.7
Mar35° / 23°224.411.92.6
Apr34° / 24°7513.712.22.7
May32° / 23°12719.212.53.3
Jun30° / 22°12618.912.64.0
Jul28° / 22°20425.512.53.9
Aug28° / 21°29528.412.33.6
Sep29° / 21°24626.112.13.3
Oct31° / 21°12818.111.83.6
Nov33° / 20°122.111.54.2
Dec33° / 19°00.111.44.9

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 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27921
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48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Natitingou gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17212961
27312951
37511851
47611841
57711741
67811731
78110630
88210530
98210530
10859420
11859420
12868420
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15896320
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18934210
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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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 7:01 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:016:27
211.47:026:28
311.47:026:28
411.47:036:28
511.47:036:29
611.47:046:29
711.47:046:29
811.47:056:30
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1011.47:066:30
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1211.47:076:31
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1411.47:086:32
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1611.47:096:33
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1811.47:106:34
1911.47:106:34
2011.47:116:34
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2911.47:156:39
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3111.47:156:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.86 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 Natitingou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Natitingou 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 Natitingou?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Natitingou in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Natitingou 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 Natitingou peaks around April 17 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 17UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Natitingou 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 Natitingou is worst in December — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1696 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec98Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Natitingou?

Natitingou sits at 10.3°N, 1.4°E, 450 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Toukountouna, 22 km away.

CoblyKopargoMatériNiamtougouPéhonko

Topography around Natitingou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Natitingou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 659 m.

The land around Natitingou is covered by shrubs (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
234 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
659 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Toukountouna 22 km · Boukoumbé 33 km · Tanguiéta 37 km · Cobly 47 km · Kopargo 54 km · Matéri 56 km · Niamtougou 67 km · Péhonko 69 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 Natitingou (10.3042°, 1.3796°, elevation 450 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).