Eséka weather in December

In December, Eséka sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 67 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Eséka's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eséka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Eséka is place in Centre Province, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Eséka reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Eséka

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.

Eséka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4513.711.84.1
Feb32° / 23°5916.211.93.3
Mar31° / 23°14324.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°19726.512.12.7
May30° / 23°22528.712.22.8
Jun29° / 22°19627.612.23.1
Jul28° / 22°14526.712.23.7
Aug27° / 22°16128.112.13.6
Sep28° / 22°22328.9123.1
Oct29° / 22°27729.911.92.9
Nov30° / 22°19926.211.83.1
Dec30° / 22°6716.211.84.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42872
52971
62971
73070
83169
93169
103268
113268
123466
133466
143565
153565
163664
173763
183763
193862
203862
213961
223961
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254060
264159
274159
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304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Eséka gets around 67 mm of rain over 16.2 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 53% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
270
368
467
565
664
763
861
960
1058
1157
1256
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1453
1552
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1750
1849
1948
2047
2146
2245
2344
2444
2543
2643
2743
2842
2942
3041
3141

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100973
200973
301963
401972
501972
601972
702962
802962
902962
1003952
1103952
1203952
1303952
1404942
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1704942
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2506922
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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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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 6:13 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:136:01
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411.86:146:02
511.86:146:02
611.86:156:03
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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 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.47 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 Eséka

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Eséka?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Eséka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eséka in December

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

In December, Eséka sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Eséka 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 Eséka peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Eséka 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 Eséka is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1269 µg/m³Sep 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr32Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Eséka?

Eséka sits at 3.6°N, 10.8°E, 247 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Makak, 32 km away.

EdéaMbalmayoYaoundéDizanguéÉbolowaOkoa

Topography around Eséka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eséka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Eséka is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
1,262 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Makak 32 km · Lolodorf 46 km · Edéa 72 km · Mbalmayo 83 km · Yaoundé 87 km · Dizangué 88 km · Ébolowa 94 km · Okoa 100 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 Eséka (3.65°, 10.7667°, elevation 247 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).