Batié weather in December

In December, Batié sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Batié's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batié's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Batié is place in Burkina Faso.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Batié 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Batié

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.

Batié 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°10.211.53.8
Feb36° / 23°61.211.72.3
Mar38° / 26°234.311.91.4
Apr36° / 26°6210.812.21.8
May34° / 25°8414.712.42.6
Jun32° / 24°821512.63.5
Jul30° / 23°14119.712.53.8
Aug29° / 23°19323.712.33.6
Sep30° / 23°15720.912.13.7
Oct32° / 23°681211.83.7
Nov35° / 22°92.311.53.1
Dec34° / 20°10.211.43.7

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.

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

Any precipitation

Batié gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
157161791
260151681
362151571
464141471
568131360
670131250
772121150
874111050
97611940
107710940
11799840
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:185:45
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611.46:205:47
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Batié

In seasonPeak

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

Batié's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Batié sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is December a good time to visit Batié?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batié. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Batié in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Batié 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 Batié peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Batié 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 Batié is worst in December — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1787 µg/m³Aug 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr36Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov51Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Batié?

Batié sits at 9.9°N, 2.9°W, 307 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Doropo, 48 km away.

WaGaouaBounaJirapaDiébougouDanoDamongo

Topography around Batié

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batié has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Batié is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Doropo 48 km · Wa 50 km · Gaoua 58 km · Bouna 69 km · Jirapa 76 km · Diébougou 125 km · Dano 141 km · Damongo 150 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 Batié (9.8833°, -2.9167°, elevation 307 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).