Péhonko weather in December

In December, Péhonko sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°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 32°C by the end. 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 Péhonko's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Péhonko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:06 AM – 6:30 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

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 Péhonko reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Péhonko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 25 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
25
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.

Péhonko 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° / 18°10.111.55.2
Feb34° / 21°30.611.73.6
Mar36° / 24°152.511.92.2
Apr36° / 25°531012.22.1
May33° / 24°12118.512.52.7
Jun31° / 23°13720.712.63.3
Jul29° / 22°2122612.53.3
Aug29° / 22°27827.712.33.2
Sep30° / 22°21023.912.13.2
Oct33° / 22°7712.811.83.4
Nov34° / 20°30.511.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.44.9

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 13% 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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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Péhonko 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

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17016104
2711694
3721693
4741583
5741583
6771472
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8791362
9791362
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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
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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319calm

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 6:58 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:586:25
211.46:596:25
311.46:596:26
411.47:006:26
511.47:006:26
611.47:016:27
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Péhonko

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Péhonko?

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 Péhonko for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Péhonko in December

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

In December, Péhonko sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Péhonko 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 Péhonko peaks around April 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 18UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Péhonko 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 Péhonko is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Péhonko?

Péhonko sits at 10.2°N, 2.0°E, 385 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tobré, 14 km away.

SinendéKopargoKérouDjougouNatitingouBembèrèkèToukountouna

Topography around Péhonko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Péhonko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Péhonko is covered by cropland (31%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Tobré 14 km · Sinendé 43 km · Kopargo 66 km · Kérou 67 km · Djougou 68 km · Natitingou 69 km · Bembèrèkè 72 km · Toukountouna 75 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 Péhonko (10.2275°, 2.0019°, elevation 385 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).