Koulamoutou weather in December

In December, Koulamoutou sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 164 mm of rain across 25 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 Koulamoutou's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koulamoutou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Koulamoutou is town in Gabon.

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 Koulamoutou 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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Koulamoutou

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.

Koulamoutou 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13221.812.13.4
Feb31° / 22°14220.5123.1
Mar31° / 22°15923.8122.9
Apr31° / 22°14123.9123.0
May30° / 22°12022.811.93.5
Jun28° / 21°4412.411.95.4
Jul28° / 21°288.111.96.4
Aug28° / 21°3810.3125.6
Sep29° / 22°9120.1123.9
Oct29° / 22°18627.1123.2
Nov29° / 21°18026.412.13.1
Dec30° / 22°1642512.13.3

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Koulamoutou gets around 164 mm of rain over 25 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 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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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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 5:58 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Koulamoutou?

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 Koulamoutou.

What to pack for Koulamoutou in December

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

In December, Koulamoutou sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Koulamoutou 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 Koulamoutou peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Koulamoutou 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 Koulamoutou is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 925 µg/m³Oct 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Koulamoutou?

Koulamoutou sits at 1.1°S, 12.5°E, 282 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Moanda, 95 km away.

MoandaFrancevilleMouilaMakokouMossendjoOyamLambarénéTchibanga

Topography around Koulamoutou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koulamoutou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m.

The land around Koulamoutou is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
813 m
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December weather nearby: Moanda 95 km · Franceville 136 km · Mouila 176 km · Makokou 195 km · Mossendjo 203 km · Oyam 224 km · Lambaréné 252 km · Tchibanga 259 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
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Koulamoutou (-1.1367°, 12.464°, elevation 282 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).