Elubo weather in December

In December, Elubo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 105 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Elubo's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elubo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Elubo is town in Western 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Elubo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Elubo

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.

Elubo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°8317.711.74.0
Feb31° / 24°9920.111.83.2
Mar31° / 24°15025.8122.8
Apr31° / 24°16326.612.12.7
May30° / 24°25129.512.22.7
Jun28° / 23°27928.312.33.2
Jul27° / 23°15024.612.34.1
Aug27° / 22°8722.712.24.3
Sep28° / 23°14926.5123.6
Oct29° / 23°18829.711.92.9
Nov30° / 23°16027.611.82.8
Dec30° / 23°10521.811.73.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44258
54357
64555
74555
84654
94753
104852
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Elubo gets around 105 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002575
2002575
3002674
4002773
5002872
6002971
7003070
8003169
9003268
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12003466
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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 6:09 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:095:52
211.76:105:53
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511.76:115:54
611.76:125:54
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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 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Elubo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Elubo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elubo.

What to pack for Elubo in December

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

In December, Elubo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Elubo in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Elubo 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 Elubo peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Elubo 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 Elubo is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1763 µg/m³Sep 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Elubo?

Elubo sits at 5.3°N, 2.8°W, 72 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Maféré, 33 km away.

AboissoAdiakéAhigbé KoffikroPresteaEsimTarkwaAboisso Comoé

Topography around Elubo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elubo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m.

The land around Elubo is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
512 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Maféré 33 km · Aboisso 53 km · Adiaké 60 km · Ahigbé Koffikro 69 km · Prestea 71 km · Esim 74 km · Tarkwa 86 km · Aboisso Comoé 86 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 Elubo (5.2851°, -2.7666°, 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).