Batangafo weather in December

In December, Batangafo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Batangafo's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batangafo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Batangafo is place in Ouham, Central African Republic.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Batangafo reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Batangafo

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.

Batangafo 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
Jan35° / 20°00.111.63.0
Feb37° / 22°20.511.81.7
Mar38° / 25°204.7121.3
Apr36° / 25°6110.612.22.0
May33° / 24°10315.812.32.9
Jun31° / 23°11917.812.43.5
Jul30° / 22°19824.612.43.3
Aug29° / 22°24627.312.23.1
Sep30° / 22°20525.2123.0
Oct31° / 22°15521.511.83.1
Nov34° / 21°203.811.73.5
Dec35° / 20°10.211.63.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47228
57327
67327
77426
87426
97525
107525
117525
127624
137624
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277327
287327
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Batangafo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1332718192
2362717172
3392617162
4422616152
5442515142
6472415122
7512314111
8532313101
956221291
1059211181
1162201071
126519961
136918850
147217740
157416640
167615630
177914520
188113420
198511310
208610310
21879310
22898210
23917200
24917200
25926200
26935200
27935200
28935200
29954100
30954100
31954100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 5:48 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:485:25
211.65:495:25
311.65:495:25
411.65:505:26
511.65:505:26
611.65:515:26
711.65:515:27
811.65:525:27
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1011.65:535:28
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1211.65:545:29
1311.65:545:29
1411.65:555:30
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1611.65:565:30
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1911.65:575:32
2011.65:585:32
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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 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Batangafo

In seasonPeak

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

Batangafo's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Batangafo sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Batangafo?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Batangafo in December

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

In December, Batangafo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Batangafo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batangafo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Batangafo 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 Batangafo is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1945 µg/m³Aug 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batangafo?

Batangafo sits at 7.3°N, 18.3°E, 425 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Kabo, 58 km away.

BoucaKaga-BandoroBossangoaMoïssalaDekoaBédiondoSibut

Topography around Batangafo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batangafo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Batangafo is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kabo 58 km · Bouca 88 km · Kaga-Bandoro 106 km · Bossangoa 128 km · Moïssala 129 km · Dekoa 140 km · Bédiondo 191 km · Sibut 196 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Batangafo (7.3008°, 18.2833°, elevation 425 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).