Lambaréné weather in December

In December, Lambaréné sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 304 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lambaréné's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lambaréné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
304 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
83%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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.

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How December really feels in Lambaréné

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.

Lambaréné weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°23428.2122.6
Feb31° / 24°20524.5122.5
Mar31° / 24°25128.2122.4
Apr31° / 24°22926.4122.5
May31° / 24°19525.2123.0
Jun28° / 23°437.4125.8
Jul27° / 22°122.5126.8
Aug28° / 22°133.1126.6
Sep29° / 23°8113.9124.5
Oct30° / 24°27028.3122.8
Nov30° / 24°35329.6122.6
Dec30° / 24°30429.5122.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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

Any precipitation

Lambaréné gets around 304 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:23 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 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lambaréné

In seasonPeak

In December, Lambaréné sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lambaréné's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Lambaréné?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lambaréné.

What to pack for Lambaréné in December

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

In December, Lambaréné sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné peaks around March 20 at about 14 (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 highExtremeMar 20UV 14Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné is worst in February — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Oct 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lambaréné?

Lambaréné sits at 0.7°S, 10.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyam, 74 km away.

OyamNtoumOwendoLibrevilleMouilaPort-GentilAkandaKoulamoutou

Topography around Lambaréné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lambaréné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Lambaréné is covered by trees (54%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
876 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Oyam 74 km · Ntoum 132 km · Owendo 137 km · Libreville 150 km · Mouila 158 km · Port-Gentil 162 km · Akanda 177 km · Koulamoutou 252 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 Lambaréné (-0.7001°, 10.2406°, elevation 26 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).