Atebubu weather in December

In December, Atebubu sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Atebubu's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atebubu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:14 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Atebubu is place in Bono East 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 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Atebubu reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°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)
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43523
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How December really feels in Atebubu

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.

Atebubu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°81.411.63.3
Feb36° / 24°173.511.72.2
Mar36° / 25°5410.111.91.9
Apr35° / 25°8815.412.22.1
May34° / 24°10117.312.32.5
Jun32° / 24°10518.712.43.1
Jul30° / 23°11418.412.43.6
Aug30° / 23°12818.612.33.7
Sep31° / 23°18723.8123.0
Oct33° / 23°10917.511.83.0
Nov35° / 23°204.511.63.2
Dec35° / 22°61.411.63.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
68020
78020
88218
98218
108218
118317
128317
138317
148515
158515
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178614
188614
198515
208614
218614
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248614
258614
268713
278713
288614
298614
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Atebubu gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
48
58
68
77
87
97
106
116
126
135
145
155
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184
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312

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12783450
23783448
33893446
44893445
559103443
669103441
779103440
8810113438
9910113436
101010123435
111110123433
121210123432
131310133430
141410133429
151610143427
161710143425
171810143424
182010153322
192110153320
202310163319
212510163217
222710163216
232910163114
243110163113
25339163012
26359162911
27379162810
2839915279
2941915278
30421014268
31431014267

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 5:41 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:065:41
211.66:075:41
311.66:075:42
411.66:085:42
511.66:085:42
611.66:095:43
711.66:095:43
811.66:105:43
911.66:105:44
1011.66:115:44
1111.66:115:45
1211.66:125:45
1311.66:125:45
1411.66:135:46
1511.66:135:46
1611.66:145:47
1711.66:145:47
1811.56:155:48
1911.56:155:48
2011.56:155:48
2111.56:165:49
2211.56:165:49
2311.56:175:50
2411.56:175:50
2511.56:185:51
2611.56:185:51
2711.66:195:52
2811.66:195:52
2911.66:205:53
3011.66:205:53
3111.66:205:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Atebubu

In seasonPeak

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

Atebubu's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Atebubu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atebubu. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Atebubu in December

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

In December, Atebubu sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Atebubu in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atebubu peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 9 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Jan 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Atebubu 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 Atebubu is worst in January — around 258 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.5× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 15242 µg/m³Aug 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan258Very unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr37Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec148Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Atebubu?

Atebubu sits at 7.8°N, 1.0°W, 136 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Ejura, 58 km away.

EjuraYegyiNkoranzaKintampoMampongSalagaAgogoTechiman

Topography around Atebubu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atebubu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m.

The land around Atebubu is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
330 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ejura 58 km · Yegyi 64 km · Nkoranza 83 km · Kintampo 89 km · Mampong 90 km · Salaga 102 km · Agogo 107 km · Techiman 107 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 Atebubu (7.7554°, -0.9808°, elevation 136 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).