Assin Foso weather in December

In December, Assin Foso sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 38 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Assin Foso's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assin Foso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Assin Foso is town and Municipal Capital in Central Region, Ghana.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Assin Foso reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Assin Foso

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.

Assin Foso weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°317.911.74.2
Feb33° / 24°531211.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10820.6122.7
Apr32° / 24°11221.712.12.8
May31° / 23°15926.312.32.8
Jun29° / 23°17326.512.33.2
Jul28° / 22°11922.612.33.9
Aug28° / 22°8820.312.24.2
Sep29° / 23°13425.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°15226.411.93.1
Nov31° / 23°8518.811.73.5
Dec31° / 23°389.811.74.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85347
95446
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115644
125743
135842
145941
156040
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Assin Foso gets around 38 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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646
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1828
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2025
2124
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3019
3118

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100018019
200027919
300027919
400028018
500037918
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800048016
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21001127116
22001137115
23002137015
24002147014
25002147113
26013156912
27013166911
28113166910
2911417689
3012417697
3112418687

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:06 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:065:47
211.76:065:47
311.76:065:48
411.76:075:48
511.76:075:48
611.76:085:49
711.76:085:49
811.76:095:50
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1211.76:115:51
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3111.76:206:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Assin Foso

In seasonPeak

None of Assin Foso's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Assin Foso sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Assin Foso?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Assin Foso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Assin Foso in December

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

In December, Assin Foso sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Assin Foso?

Assin Foso sits at 5.7°N, 1.6°W, 107 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Twifu Praso, 15 km away.

FosoObuasiTarkwaPresteaShama JunctionElmina

Topography around Assin Foso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assin Foso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Assin Foso is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Twifu Praso 15 km · Dunkwa 32 km · Foso 40 km · Obuasi 56 km · Tarkwa 58 km · Prestea 62 km · Shama Junction 76 km · Elmina 76 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Assin Foso (5.7°, -1.65°, elevation 107 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).