Bimbila weather in December

In December, Bimbila sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bimbila's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bimbila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Bimbila is district capital of the Nanumba North in the Northern Region of 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bimbila reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

15°20°25°30°35°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13422
23422
33422
43422
53422
63422
73422
83422
93422
103421
113421
123421
133421
143421
153421
163421
173421
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193421
203421
213421
223421
233421
243421
253421
263421
273321
283321
293321
303321
313321

How December really feels in Bimbila

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.

Bimbila 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
Jan34° / 21°61.111.54.0
Feb35° / 24°182.911.72.8
Mar35° / 25°529.411.92.3
Apr34° / 25°8413.112.22.6
May33° / 25°10716.812.43.0
Jun31° / 24°13020.512.53.4
Jul29° / 23°21926.112.53.3
Aug29° / 23°2852812.33.2
Sep30° / 23°27327.912.12.9
Oct31° / 23°17524.211.82.9
Nov33° / 23°336.511.63.8
Dec34° / 21°61.211.54.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
47723
57723
67723
77822
87822
97921
107921
117921
128020
138020
148119
158119
168218
178218
188317
198416
208416
218515
228515
238515
248614
258614
268614
278713
288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bimbila gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
47
57
67
76
86
96
105
115
125
134
144
154
164
173
183
193
203
212
222
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272
282
292
302
312

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1128818513
2148819492
3158819472
4179919452
5199919441
6209919421
7229918401
82410918381
925101018371
1027101018351
1129101017341
1231101017320
1332101017300
1434101017280
1536101017270
1638101017250
1740101017230
184291017210
194491017190
204791016170
214991016160
225191016140
235481016120
245681015110
255781015100
2659891590
2761891480
2862891470
2964891360
3065891350
3166891250

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:04 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:045:35
211.56:045:35
311.56:055:36
411.56:055:36
511.56:065:36
611.56:065:37
711.56:075:37
811.56:075:37
911.56:085:38
1011.56:085:38
1111.56:095:38
1211.56:095:39
1311.56:105:39
1411.56:105:40
1511.56:115:40
1611.56:115:41
1711.56:125:41
1811.56:125:41
1911.56:135:42
2011.56:135:42
2111.56:145:43
2211.56:145:43
2311.56:155:44
2411.56:155:44
2511.56:165:45
2611.56:165:45
2711.56:175:46
2811.56:175:46
2911.56:175:47
3011.56:185:47
3111.56:185:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bimbila

In seasonPeak

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

Bimbila's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Bimbila?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bimbila in December

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

In December, Bimbila sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bimbila in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bimbila peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Bimbila 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 Bimbila is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 15135 µg/m³Aug 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr37Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec108Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bimbila?

Bimbila sits at 8.9°N, 0.1°E, 212 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Yendi, 66 km away.

YendiSalagaDambaiBassarYegyiSotoubouaTamaleSokodé

Topography around Bimbila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bimbila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.

The land around Bimbila is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
767 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Yendi 66 km · Salaga 72 km · Dambai 89 km · Bassar 91 km · Yegyi 105 km · Sotouboua 107 km · Tamale 116 km · Sokodé 119 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 Bimbila (8.8549°, 0.0592°, elevation 212 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).