Kintampo weather in December

In December, Kintampo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kintampo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kintampo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kintampo is human settlement in 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kintampo reaches about 33°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23322
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How December really feels in Kintampo

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.

Kintampo 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
Jan34° / 21°122.111.63.9
Feb35° / 23°344.811.72.7
Mar35° / 24°9214.211.92.3
Apr34° / 24°13919.712.22.4
May32° / 24°15121.812.42.7
Jun31° / 23°14321.312.53.3
Jul29° / 23°14722.312.43.7
Aug29° / 22°17522.412.33.7
Sep30° / 22°23526.8123.0
Oct32° / 23°15422.111.83.0
Nov33° / 22°386.911.63.6
Dec33° / 21°112.411.54.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37723
47723
57723
67723
77822
87921
97921
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kintampo gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.4 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 7% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
512
612
711
811
910
1010
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110783540
211793538
312793537
4147103535
5158103433
6168113431
7188113429
8198123328
9209123326
10229123324
11239133223
12249133222
132610133120
142710133119
152910133018
163010133016
173210132915
183411132914
193611132813
203811132712
214011132611
224211132410
23441113239
24461113228
25481113217
26501113206
27521113195
28531113185
29561112174
30571012174
31591012163

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 8 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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:105:44
211.66:105:44
311.66:115:44
411.66:115:45
511.66:125:45
611.66:125:45
711.56:135:46
811.56:135:46
911.56:145:46
1011.56:145:47
1111.56:155:47
1211.56:155:47
1311.56:165:48
1411.56:165:48
1511.56:175:49
1611.56:175:49
1711.56:185:50
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1911.56:195:50
2011.56:195:51
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2211.56:205:52
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2811.56:235:55
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3011.56:245:56
3111.56:245:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kintampo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kintampo 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 Kintampo?

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
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kintampo in December

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

In December, Kintampo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kintampo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kintampo peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 12UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kintampo 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 Kintampo is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 22152 µg/m³Aug 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan136Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr37Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kintampo?

Kintampo sits at 8.1°N, 1.7°W, 343 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Nkoranza, 54 km away.

NkoranzaWankyiTechimanEjuraAtebubuSunyaniDuayaw-NkwantaNsoatre

Topography around Kintampo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kintampo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Kintampo is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Nkoranza 54 km · Wankyi 54 km · Techiman 57 km · Ejura 85 km · Atebubu 89 km · Sunyani 103 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 106 km · Nsoatre 109 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 Kintampo (8.0563°, -1.7306°, elevation 343 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).