Mokolo weather in December

In December, Mokolo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mokolo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mokolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:20 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Mokolo is commune in Mayo Tsanaga Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mokolo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Mokolo

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.

Mokolo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.47.1
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.3
Mar35° / 21°10.311.93.1
Apr36° / 24°205.212.22.2
May34° / 24°881512.52.8
Jun30° / 22°14621.812.63.5
Jul28° / 21°22526.812.63.7
Aug27° / 20°29228.312.43.7
Sep29° / 21°21025.712.13.6
Oct31° / 21°7311.711.84.5
Nov31° / 18°10.211.55.5
Dec29° / 15°0011.47.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 22%. 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

Mokolo 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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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 24 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:125:37
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611.46:155:38
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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 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.02 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 Mokolo

In seasonPeak

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

Mokolo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Mokolo?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Mokolo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mokolo in December

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

In December, Mokolo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mokolo 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 Mokolo peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mokolo 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 Mokolo is worst in March — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 1092 µg/m³Jul 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mokolo?

Mokolo sits at 10.7°N, 13.8°E, 813 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gwoza, 40 km away.

MubiBamaBogoGuiderKaélé

Topography around Mokolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mokolo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 834 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m.

The land around Mokolo is covered by grassland (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
955 m
80 km
1,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Gwoza 40 km · Mora 50 km · Maroua 59 km · Mubi 79 km · Bama 87 km · Bogo 88 km · Guider 91 km · Kaélé 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 Mokolo (10.7424°, 13.8023°, elevation 813 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).