Oyam weather in December

In December, Oyam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12 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 1% 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 Oyam's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oyam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Oyam is place in Moyen-Ogooué Province, 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 Oyam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
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How December really feels in Oyam

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.

Oyam 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
Jan31° / 23°16526.2122.8
Feb31° / 23°15723.9122.6
Mar31° / 23°22227.5122.5
Apr31° / 23°22026.5122.6
May31° / 23°19327122.8
Jun29° / 22°5911.8125.2
Jul27° / 21°225.8126.5
Aug28° / 22°266.9126.2
Sep29° / 22°10419.9123.9
Oct30° / 23°25529.3122.7
Nov30° / 23°29329.3122.6
Dec30° / 23°22328.4122.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
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201387
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301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Oyam gets around 223 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
495
595
695
795
895
994
1094
1194
1293
1393
1492
1592
1691
1791
1891
1990
2090
2189
2289
2388
2488
2587
2687
2787
2887
2987
3087
3186

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30919
31919

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
205calm
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265calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:07 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:07
212.06:076:08
312.06:076:08
412.06:086:09
512.06:086:09
612.06:096:09
712.06:096:10
812.06:106:10
912.06:106:11
1012.06:106:11
1112.06:116:11
1212.06:116:12
1312.06:126:12
1412.06:126:13
1512.06:136:13
1612.06:136:14
1712.06:146:14
1812.06:146:15
1912.06:146:15
2012.06:156:16
2112.06:156:16
2212.06:166:17
2312.06:166:17
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:176:18
2612.06:186:18
2712.06:186:19
2812.06:196:19
2912.06:196:20
3012.06:206:20
3112.06:206:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Oyam?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oyam.

What to pack for Oyam in December

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

In December, Oyam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Oyam 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 Oyam peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeMar 20UV 14Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Oyam 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 Oyam is worst in February — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1340 µg/m³Oct 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oyam?

Oyam sits at 0.2°S, 10.7°E, 72 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Lambaréné, 74 km away.

LambarénéNtoumOwendoLibrevilleAkandaMouilaCiudad de la PazPort-Gentil

Topography around Oyam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyam has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Oyam is covered by trees (97%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Lambaréné 74 km · Ntoum 122 km · Owendo 142 km · Libreville 152 km · Akanda 175 km · Mouila 190 km · Ciudad de la Paz 200 km · Port-Gentil 219 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 Oyam (-0.2°, 10.6833°, elevation 72 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).