Akonolinga weather in December

In December, Akonolinga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Akonolinga's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akonolinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Akonolinga is commune of Cameroon.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Akonolinga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
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273020
283020
293020
303020
313020

How December really feels in Akonolinga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Akonolinga weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°23511.85.1
Feb32° / 21°377.211.94.2
Mar31° / 21°10317.4123.5
Apr30° / 21°14922.212.13.4
May29° / 21°14123.712.23.6
Jun28° / 21°12122.412.24.1
Jul27° / 20°11220.812.24.6
Aug28° / 20°11721.612.14.4
Sep28° / 20°16525.8123.8
Oct28° / 20°19527.411.93.7
Nov28° / 20°12219.411.84.3
Dec29° / 20°326.211.85.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43862
53961
63961
74159
84159
94258
104456
114456
124456
134753
144753
154852
164852
174852
184951
195050
205149
215149
225248
235248
245248
255149
265248
275248
285248
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Akonolinga gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
235
334
432
531
630
728
827
926
1024
1123
1222
1321
1420
1519
1618
1717
1816
1916
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10147421
20147520
30157519
40157618
50167716
60167716
70277615
80277714
90277813
100287812
110287911
120397711
130397810
140310789
150310789
160311788
170412777
180412777
190413776
201413775
211414765
221414774
231415764
241415773
251416763
261416763
272416762
282417752
293517732
303517732
314517722

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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55calm
65calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 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 6:07 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:075:55
211.86:075:55
311.86:085:55
411.86:085:56
511.86:095:56
611.86:095:56
711.86:095:57
811.86:105:57
911.86:105:58
1011.86:115:58
1111.86:115:58
1211.86:125:59
1311.86:125:59
1411.86:136:00
1511.86:136:00
1611.86:146:01
1711.86:146:01
1811.86:156:02
1911.86:156:02
2011.86:166:02
2111.86:166:03
2211.86:176:03
2311.86:176:04
2411.86:176:04
2511.86:186:05
2611.86:186:05
2711.86:196:06
2811.86:196:06
2911.86:206:07
3011.86:206:07
3111.86:216:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Akonolinga

In seasonPeak

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

Akonolinga sees seasonal dust haze (February–March), heaviest in March.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Akonolinga?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Akonolinga in December

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

In December, Akonolinga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Akonolinga in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akonolinga peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Akonolinga 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 Akonolinga is worst in February — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateModeratePoorFeb 1471 µg/m³Sep 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr30Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Akonolinga?

Akonolinga sits at 3.8°N, 12.3°E, 643 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Okoa, 76 km away.

OkoaYaoundéMbandjokNkotengMbalmayoObalaSangmélimaNanga Eboko

Topography around Akonolinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akonolinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m.

The land around Akonolinga is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
671 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Okoa 76 km · Yaoundé 82 km · Mbandjok 85 km · Nkoteng 87 km · Mbalmayo 88 km · Obala 91 km · Sangmélima 97 km · Nanga Eboko 103 km

Cameroon 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
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

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 Akonolinga (3.7667°, 12.25°, elevation 643 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).