Ippy weather in December

In December, Ippy sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 Ippy's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ippy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Ippy is place in Ouaka, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ippy reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23320
33320
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53320
63320
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83320
93320
103320
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123320
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313420

How December really feels in Ippy

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.

Ippy weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°30.811.73.4
Feb36° / 22°112.711.82.6
Mar35° / 23°6511122.6
Apr33° / 23°11816.912.13.1
May31° / 22°14420.812.33.4
Jun30° / 22°12721.412.43.7
Jul29° / 21°1502312.33.8
Aug29° / 21°17924.812.23.6
Sep29° / 21°19025123.3
Oct30° / 21°20225.811.93.3
Nov32° / 21°558.811.74.2
Dec33° / 20°4111.64.1

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 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
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196832
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216832
226832
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296832
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ippy gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
57
67
76
86
95
105
114
124
133
143
152
162
172
181
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311

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132119424
2142120414
3152120404
4172120393
5182220373
6192121363
7212121342
8232221332
9252221312
10272221291
11292221271
12312221251
13342121231
14362121210
15392120190
16412120180
17432120160
18452119150
19472119130
20492118120
21512018110
22522018100
2353201890
2455201780
2556191780
2656191780
2757191770
2857191770
2957191770
3058181770
3158181770

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:355:15
211.75:355:15
311.75:365:15
411.75:365:16
511.75:375:16
611.75:375:16
711.65:385:17
811.65:385:17
911.65:395:17
1011.65:395:18
1111.65:405:18
1211.65:405:19
1311.65:415:19
1411.65:415:20
1511.65:425:20
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1711.65:435:21
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1911.65:445:22
2011.65:445:22
2111.65:455:23
2211.65:455:23
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2411.65:465:24
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2611.65:475:25
2711.65:475:26
2811.65:485:26
2911.65:485:27
3011.65:495:27
3111.65:495:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ippy

In seasonPeak

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

Ippy's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Ippy?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ippy in December

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

In December, Ippy sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ippy 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 Ippy peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 18UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ippy 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 Ippy is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2362 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ippy?

Ippy sits at 6.3°N, 21.2°E, 596 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bambari, 82 km away.

BambariBriaAlindaoKouangoGbadoliteDekoaKaga-BandoroBangassou

Topography around Ippy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ippy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Ippy is covered by shrubs (51%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bambari 82 km · Bria 90 km · Alindao 138 km · Kouango 199 km · Gbadolite 223 km · Dekoa 237 km · Kaga-Bandoro 239 km · Bangassou 245 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 Ippy (6.2679°, 21.2247°, elevation 596 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).