Aribinda weather in December

In December, Aribinda sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aribinda's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aribinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aribinda reaches about 32°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 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Aribinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 19 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
19
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.

Aribinda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°00.111.54.0
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°20.612.30.0
May40° / 29°72.412.70.1
Jun38° / 28°205.712.81.2
Jul35° / 26°7712.612.82.5
Aug33° / 25°12815.712.53.3
Sep35° / 25°488.512.12.8
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.7
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aribinda gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December. 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 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 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:175:30
211.26:175:30
311.26:185:30
411.26:185:30
511.26:195:31
611.26:195:31
711.26:205:31
811.26:205:32
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1011.26:225:32
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1211.26:235:33
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1411.26:245:34
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1611.26:255:35
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1811.26:265:35
1911.26:265:36
2011.26:275:36
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2711.26:305:40
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2911.26:315:41
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3111.26:325:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Aribinda

In seasonPeak

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

Aribinda sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Aribinda?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aribinda in December

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

In December, Aribinda sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aribinda 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 Aribinda peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Aribinda 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 Aribinda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2279 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aribinda?

Aribinda sits at 14.2°N, 0.9°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Djibo, 83 km away.

DjiboDoriBourzangaPissilaKoukaKongoussiManiKaya

Topography around Aribinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aribinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 333 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Aribinda is covered by grassland (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
241 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Djibo 83 km · Dori 92 km · Bourzanga 96 km · Pissila 119 km · Kouka 120 km · Kongoussi 124 km · Mani 129 km · Kaya 129 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Aribinda (14.2296°, -0.8654°, elevation 341 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).