Bozoum weather in December

In December, Bozoum sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bozoum's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bozoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:02 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Bozoum is city.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bozoum reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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 Bozoum

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.

Bozoum 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
Jan33° / 18°00.111.74.5
Feb35° / 21°30.711.83.3
Mar35° / 23°296.5122.7
Apr33° / 23°7914.212.13.0
May31° / 22°10418.712.33.5
Jun30° / 21°12021.412.43.8
Jul28° / 21°18225.912.33.7
Aug28° / 21°24728.412.23.3
Sep29° / 20°20426.3123.3
Oct30° / 21°14121.611.93.7
Nov32° / 20°244.911.74.6
Dec32° / 18°10.411.64.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36634
46634
56733
66832
76832
86931
96931
106931
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
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296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bozoum gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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33
43
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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
148221911
251211810
35321179
45520169
55819158
66118147
76417136
86716125
96915115
107214104
117413103
12761293
13791182
14811072
1584961
1685861
1787751
1890640
1992530
2093520
2194420
2295410
2396310
2496310
2596310
2697300
2798200
2898200
2998200
3098200
3197210

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:545:34
211.75:555:34
311.75:555:35
411.75:565:35
511.75:565:35
611.65:575:36
711.65:575:36
811.65:585:36
911.65:585:37
1011.65:595:37
1111.65:595:38
1211.66:005:38
1311.66:005:38
1411.66:015:39
1511.66:015:39
1611.66:025:40
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1811.66:035:41
1911.66:035:41
2011.66:045:42
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2911.66:085:46
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.11 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
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bozoum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bozoum 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 Bozoum?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bozoum in December

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

In December, Bozoum sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bozoum 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 Bozoum peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bozoum 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 Bozoum is worst in January — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1855 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb46Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bozoum?

Bozoum sits at 6.3°N, 16.4°E, 664 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baoro, 86 km away.

BaoroBouarPaouaBocarangaBossangoaYalokéCarnotAbba

Topography around Bozoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bozoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Bozoum is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
629 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Baoro 86 km · Bouar 97 km · Paoua 103 km · Bocaranga 110 km · Bossangoa 120 km · Yaloké 137 km · Carnot 163 km · Abba 175 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 Bozoum (6.3193°, 16.3799°, elevation 664 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).