Franceville weather in December

In December, Franceville sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 184 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Franceville's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Franceville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 184 mm; 24.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Franceville is City in Gabon, West Africa.

Founded: 1880

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Franceville reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	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	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
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10	30	21
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22	30	21
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24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How December really feels in Franceville

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.

Franceville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	146	21.8	12.1	3.4
Feb	31° / 22°	152	20.3	12.1	3.1
Mar	31° / 22°	176	23.4	12	2.9
Apr	31° / 22°	165	23.6	12	3.0
May	30° / 22°	138	23.5	11.9	3.4
Jun	29° / 21°	40	9.6	11.9	5.6
Jul	28° / 20°	26	6.8	11.9	6.5
Aug	29° / 21°	47	11.7	11.9	5.2
Sep	29° / 21°	109	20.9	12	3.8
Oct	30° / 21°	197	27.4	12	3.1
Nov	30° / 21°	207	26.5	12.1	3.1
Dec	30° / 21°	184	24.9	12.1	3.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19
Cloudier (%)	83	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Franceville gets around 184 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	88	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

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 95% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7
Oppressive (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

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.

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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
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 5:53 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:12 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:53	5:58
2	12.1	5:53	5:58
3	12.1	5:54	5:59
4	12.1	5:54	5:59
5	12.1	5:54	6:00
6	12.1	5:55	6:00
7	12.1	5:55	6:01
8	12.1	5:56	6:01
9	12.1	5:56	6:01
10	12.1	5:56	6:02
11	12.1	5:57	6:02
12	12.1	5:57	6:03
13	12.1	5:58	6:03
14	12.1	5:58	6:04
15	12.1	5:59	6:04
16	12.1	5:59	6:05
17	12.1	5:59	6:05
18	12.1	6:00	6:06
19	12.1	6:00	6:06
20	12.1	6:01	6:07
21	12.1	6:01	6:07
22	12.1	6:02	6:07
23	12.1	6:02	6:08
24	12.1	6:03	6:08
25	12.1	6:03	6:09
26	12.1	6:04	6:09
27	12.1	6:04	6:10
28	12.1	6:05	6:10
29	12.1	6:05	6:11
30	12.1	6:06	6:11
31	12.1	6:06	6:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.96 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
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28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Franceville?

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

8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Franceville.

What to pack for Franceville in December

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

In December, Franceville sees daytime highs around 30°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 Franceville 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 Franceville peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	14	12	10	7	9	9	12	13	12	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Franceville 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 Franceville is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 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)	22	25	16	14	18	27	28	28	19	9	11	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Franceville?

Franceville sits at 1.6°S, 13.6°E, 405 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Moanda, 43 km away.

Topography around Franceville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Franceville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Franceville is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

155 m

trees 66%

16 km

264 m

trees 72%

80 km

545 m

trees 79%

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

December weather nearby: Moanda 43 km · Koulamoutou 136 km · Djambala 164 km · Mossendjo 176 km · Sibiti 229 km · Gamboma 255 km · Makokou 258 km · Mouyondzi 265 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,263; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 23.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Franceville (-1.6333°, 13.5836°, elevation 405 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	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	80
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93