Tanguiéta weather in December

In December, Tanguiéta sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Tanguiéta's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanguiéta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Tanguiéta reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
13420
23420
33420
43420
53420
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How December really feels in Tanguiéta

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.

Tanguiéta 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
Jan33° / 20°10.211.44.5
Feb35° / 22°50.811.63.0
Mar37° / 25°153.611.91.9
Apr36° / 25°5712.512.22.1
May33° / 24°9717.112.52.9
Jun31° / 23°10016.812.63.8
Jul29° / 23°17423.812.63.7
Aug28° / 22°27327.812.43.5
Sep29° / 22°24525.712.13.3
Oct31° / 22°12718.811.83.5
Nov34° / 20°91.811.53.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
67921
77921
88020
98020
108119
118119
128218
138218
148218
158317
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288713
298713
308713
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tanguiéta 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 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
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31
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17212871
27412761
37611751
47711651
57910641
68010640
7839530
8839530
9848530
10868420
11877420
12877420
13896320
14896320
15905320
16924310
17934210
18943210
19943210
20943210
21962110
22962110
23962110
24962110
25971110
26971110
27971110
28981010
29991000
30991000
31991000

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
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:02 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:026:27
211.47:036:28
311.47:036:28
411.47:046:28
511.47:046:28
611.47:056:29
711.47:056:29
811.47:066:29
911.47:066:30
1011.47:076:30
1111.47:076:31
1211.47:086:31
1311.47:086:31
1411.47:096:32
1511.47:096:32
1611.47:106:33
1711.47:106:33
1811.47:116:33
1911.47:116:34
2011.47:126:34
2111.47:126:35
2211.47:136:35
2311.47:136:36
2411.47:136:36
2511.47:146:37
2611.47:146:37
2711.47:156:38
2811.47:156:38
2911.47:166:39
3011.47:166:39
3111.47:166:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tanguiéta

In seasonPeak

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

Tanguiéta's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanguiéta in December

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

In December, Tanguiéta sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta peaks around September 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 14UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta?

Tanguiéta sits at 10.6°N, 1.3°E, 242 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Toukountouna, 18 km away.

BoukoumbéKompiengaPéhonkoMango

Topography around Tanguiéta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanguiéta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m.

The land around Tanguiéta is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
423 m
80 km
550 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Toukountouna 18 km · Matéri 24 km · Cobly 33 km · Natitingou 37 km · Boukoumbé 52 km · Kompienga 78 km · Péhonko 92 km · Mango 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 Tanguiéta (10.6212°, 1.2665°, elevation 242 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).