Idiofa weather in December

In December, Idiofa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 161 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Idiofa's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idiofa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 25.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:29 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Idiofa is commune in Kwilu, DR Congo.

Density: 6,277/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Idiofa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
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15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How December really feels in Idiofa

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Idiofa weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	128	21.5	12.3	3.5
Feb	31° / 21°	127	19.5	12.2	3.3
Mar	30° / 21°	162	23.9	12	3.1
Apr	30° / 21°	157	22.5	11.9	3.3
May	30° / 21°	72	14.2	11.8	4.3
Jun	31° / 20°	17	4.1	11.7	5.2
Jul	31° / 20°	11	3.1	11.7	5.1
Aug	31° / 21°	56	11.9	11.8	4.3
Sep	30° / 21°	123	21.7	12	3.5
Oct	30° / 21°	168	25.8	12.1	3.2
Nov	29° / 21°	185	25.6	12.2	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	161	25.3	12.3	3.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Idiofa gets around 161 mm of rain over 25.3 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	77

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Oppressive (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:23	5:39
2	12.3	5:24	5:40
3	12.3	5:24	5:40
4	12.3	5:24	5:41
5	12.3	5:25	5:41
6	12.3	5:25	5:42
7	12.3	5:25	5:42
8	12.3	5:26	5:43
9	12.3	5:26	5:43
10	12.3	5:27	5:44
11	12.3	5:27	5:44
12	12.3	5:27	5:44
13	12.3	5:28	5:45
14	12.3	5:28	5:45
15	12.3	5:29	5:46
16	12.3	5:29	5:46
17	12.3	5:30	5:47
18	12.3	5:30	5:47
19	12.3	5:31	5:48
20	12.3	5:31	5:48
21	12.3	5:31	5:49
22	12.3	5:32	5:49
23	12.3	5:32	5:50
24	12.3	5:33	5:50
25	12.3	5:33	5:51
26	12.3	5:34	5:51
27	12.3	5:34	5:52
28	12.3	5:35	5:52
29	12.3	5:35	5:52
30	12.3	5:36	5:53
31	12.3	5:36	5:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
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25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Idiofa?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Idiofa.

What to pack for Idiofa in December

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

In December, Idiofa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idiofa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Idiofa peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	14	13	9	8	7	3	10	13	13	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Idiofa 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 Idiofa is worst in August — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.1× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	27	25	22	52	79	135	181	36	16	13	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	52	Poor
Jun	79	Unhealthy
Jul	135	Unhealthy
Aug	181	Very unhealthy
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Idiofa?

Idiofa sits at 5.0°S, 19.6°E, 681 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kikwit, 86 km away.

Topography around Idiofa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idiofa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Idiofa is covered by grassland (38%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

grassland 38%

16 km

297 m

grassland 50%

80 km

420 m

trees 48%

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← November Idiofa year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Kikwit 86 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 95 km · Mangai 105 km · Bulungu 119 km · Ilebo 131 km · Dungu 170 km · Masi-Manimba 190 km · Luebo 207 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 Idiofa (-4.9659°, 19.5915°, elevation 681 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72