Binga weather in December

In December, Binga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Binga's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Binga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:38 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Binga is town in Équateur province of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 Binga 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 about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Binga

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.

Binga 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
Jan31° / 22°41811.94.7
Feb31° / 23°6811.311.94.0
Mar31° / 23°13417.4123.5
Apr30° / 23°14219.812.13.5
May30° / 23°11620.312.13.8
Jun29° / 23°9918.212.14.2
Jul29° / 22°12421.312.14.1
Aug29° / 22°16124.412.13.7
Sep29° / 22°15923.9123.6
Oct29° / 22°17826.111.93.4
Nov29° / 22°14222.411.93.7
Dec30° / 22°5710.911.94.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53367
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
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184060
194159
204258
214258
224159
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244258
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264357
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294456
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Binga gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
351
450
549
647
746
844
943
1041
1139
1238
1336
1435
1534
1633
1732
1831
1930
2029
2129
2228
2327
2427
2527
2626
2726
2826
2925
3025
3124

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002935
2002935
3002944
4003934
5003934
6003943
7004933
8004933
9004933
10005932
11005932
12006922
13006922
14006922
15007912
16007912
17008902
18009883
19009883
200010873
210010873
220011863
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240012862
250112852
260113842
270113842
281214812
291214812
301215802
311316782

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 5:32 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:325:24
211.95:325:24
311.95:325:25
411.95:335:25
511.95:335:25
611.95:345:26
711.95:345:26
811.95:355:27
911.95:355:27
1011.95:355:27
1111.95:365:28
1211.95:365:28
1311.95:375:29
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1511.95:385:30
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1911.95:405:31
2011.95:405:32
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2811.95:445:36
2911.95:445:36
3011.95:455:37
3111.95:455:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Binga?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Binga in December

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

In December, Binga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Binga 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 Binga peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Binga 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 Binga is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateModerateMar 1273 µg/m³Oct 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Binga?

Binga sits at 2.4°N, 20.5°E, 384 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Businga, 116 km away.

GemenaBasankusuGbadoliteBumbaBétouMindouli

Topography around Binga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Binga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Binga is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Businga 116 km · Lisala 116 km · Gemena 127 km · Basankusu 150 km · Gbadolite 219 km · Bumba 220 km · Bétou 233 km · Mindouli 235 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Binga (2.3735°, 20.4977°, elevation 384 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).