Nikki weather in December

In December, Nikki 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 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°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 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nikki's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:01 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nikki is commune of Benin.

Density
21/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nikki 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 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 Nikki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 28 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
28
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.

Nikki 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
Jan32° / 19°10.111.55.0
Feb35° / 22°20.611.73.5
Mar36° / 24°102.211.92.1
Apr36° / 25°448.512.22.0
May34° / 24°10216.812.42.6
Jun31° / 23°14520.712.63.2
Jul29° / 22°22125.212.53.4
Aug29° / 22°28726.912.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20623.112.13.3
Oct32° / 22°661111.83.8
Nov34° / 21°10.411.53.9
Dec33° / 19°00.111.44.8

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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
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78119
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nikki 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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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16518125
26618115
36917104
46917104
5711694
6721693
7741583
8751483
9771472
10781372
11801262
12801262
13821152
14831052
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1687841
1789731
1890631
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2092521
2193421
2294411
2395311
2495311
2595311
2695311
2796310
2896310
2996310
3096310
3196310

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:536:21
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311.56:546:21
411.46:556:22
511.46:556:22
611.46:566:22
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.89 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 Nikki

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nikki sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Nikki?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nikki in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nikki in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nikki peaks around April 9 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 9UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nikki 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 Nikki is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1283 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nikki?

Nikki sits at 9.9°N, 3.2°E, 403 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Pèrèrè, 29 km away.

KalaléNdaliBembèrèkèOkutaBabanaKaiamaParakou

Topography around Nikki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m.

The land around Nikki is covered by cropland (41%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
312 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Pèrèrè 29 km · Kalalé 44 km · Ndali 54 km · Bembèrèkè 68 km · Okuta 80 km · Babana 86 km · Kaiama 88 km · Parakou 92 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 Nikki (9.9401°, 3.2107°, elevation 403 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).