Tchaourou weather in December

In December, Tchaourou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 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 69% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tchaourou's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tchaourou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Tchaourou 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 32°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)
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How December really feels in Tchaourou

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.

Tchaourou 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
Jan34° / 20°20.411.54.2
Feb35° / 23°81.511.72.9
Mar36° / 24°325.411.92.3
Apr34° / 24°9113.512.22.5
May33° / 24°13818.612.42.9
Jun31° / 23°14820.212.53.4
Jul29° / 22°22226.312.53.3
Aug29° / 22°26026.712.33.3
Sep30° / 22°23524.412.13.2
Oct32° / 22°11216.211.83.5
Nov34° / 22°92.111.63.8
Dec34° / 20°20.411.54.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57921
67921
78020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tchaourou gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121919438
222919428
324920407
426920396
528920386
6291019366
7311019355
8331019335
9351018325
10371018304
11391118294
12411117274
13431117263
14451116243
15471216223
16501215213
17531214192
18551214172
19571313152
20591213142
21611213122
22641212111
23651212101
2466121291
2568111191
2669111181
2770111081
2872111070
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3073101070
317311970

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:54 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:546:25
211.56:546:25
311.56:556:26
411.56:556:26
511.56:566:26
611.56:566:26
711.56:576:27
811.56:576:27
911.56:586:28
1011.56:586:28
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1911.57:036:32
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3011.57:086:37
3111.57:086:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.76 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 Tchaourou

In seasonPeak

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

Tchaourou's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tchaourou sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Tchaourou?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tchaourou in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tchaourou in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tchaourou peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highMar 22UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tchaourou 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 Tchaourou is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1082 µg/m³Aug 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tchaourou?

Tchaourou sits at 8.9°N, 2.6°E, 332 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Ouessé, 48 km away.

OuesséParakouOkutaSakiBantéSavéBassilaNdali

Topography around Tchaourou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tchaourou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Tchaourou is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
488 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ouessé 48 km · Parakou 50 km · Okuta 76 km · Saki 91 km · Banté 94 km · Savé 96 km · Bassila 103 km · Ndali 109 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 Tchaourou (8.8865°, 2.5975°, elevation 332 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).