Pobé weather in December

In December, Pobé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 19 mm of rain across 5.2 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Pobé's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pobé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:58 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Pobé is Benin.

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 Pobé reaches about 33°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 Pobé

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.

Pobé 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°205.811.63.6
Feb34° / 25°328.411.82.9
Mar34° / 25°7116.2122.7
Apr33° / 25°1021912.12.8
May31° / 24°16525.412.32.7
Jun30° / 23°17726.212.43.0
Jul29° / 23°15123.812.43.6
Aug29° / 23°12821.312.23.9
Sep29° / 23°16025.1123.2
Oct31° / 23°14324.511.83.1
Nov32° / 24°5012.711.73.7
Dec33° / 24°195.211.64.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56634
66733
76832
86931
97030
107129
117228
127426
137525
147624
157723
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287921
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307822
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pobé gets around 19 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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227
327
426
525
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2012
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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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100245935
201345834
301345933
401355932
501455931
601465930
701466029
812465928
912575827
1012575827
1112585826
1213585825
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27537185611
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29648185410
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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306calm
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 6:50 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:506:28
211.66:516:28
311.66:516:28
411.66:526:29
511.66:526:29
611.66:536:29
711.66:536:30
811.66:546:30
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1911.66:596:35
2011.67:006:35
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2711.67:036:39
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2911.67:046:40
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3111.67:056:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pobé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pobé 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 Pobé?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pobé in December

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

In December, Pobé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pobé in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Pobé 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 Pobé peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pobé 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 Pobé is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pobé?

Pobé sits at 7.0°N, 2.7°E, 136 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Adjaouèrè, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Pobé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pobé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Pobé is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
292 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Adjaouèrè 7.0 km · Ouinhi 23 km · Sakété 27 km · Banigbé 37 km · Ilaro 40 km · Kétou 43 km · Cové 45 km · 46 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 Pobé (6.9801°, 2.6649°, elevation 136 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).