Gayéri weather in December

In December, Gayéri sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. 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 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gayéri's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gayéri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:16 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gayéri reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Gayéri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 26 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
26
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.

Gayéri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.3
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.3
Mar38° / 24°30.411.91.0
Apr40° / 27°61.612.30.1
May39° / 28°226.912.60.8
Jun36° / 26°418.812.72.2
Jul33° / 25°9414.812.73.3
Aug31° / 24°15919.112.43.5
Sep33° / 24°8311.912.13.5
Oct36° / 24°174.511.72.2
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.5

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 18%. 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

Gayéri 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

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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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:09 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:27
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511.36:115:28
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711.36:125:29
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gayéri

In seasonPeak

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

Gayéri sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Gayéri?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gayéri in December

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

In December, Gayéri sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gayéri 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 Gayéri peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gayéri 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 Gayéri is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1979 µg/m³Aug 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gayéri?

Gayéri sits at 12.6°N, 0.5°E, 281 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Fada N'gourma, 67 km away.

Fada N'gourmaBogandéManiKoupélaNatiaboaniPouytengaBoulsaZorgo

Topography around Gayéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gayéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Gayéri is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
177 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Fada N'gourma 67 km · Bogandé 78 km · Mani 102 km · Koupéla 105 km · Natiaboani 106 km · Pouytenga 109 km · Boulsa 116 km · Zorgo 128 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 Gayéri (12.6482°, 0.4931°, elevation 281 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).