Nkoranza weather in December

In December, Nkoranza sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 62% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Nkoranza's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkoranza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nkoranza is The capital town of Nkoranza South 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nkoranza reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13322
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How December really feels in Nkoranza

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.

Nkoranza 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° / 22°142.611.63.8
Feb35° / 24°325.411.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8714.911.92.5
Apr33° / 24°10417.612.22.7
May32° / 24°10318.212.33.1
Jun30° / 23°9918.712.43.7
Jul29° / 23°9116.812.44.4
Aug29° / 22°1031712.24.4
Sep29° / 23°15623.9123.4
Oct31° / 23°11521.311.83.4
Nov32° / 23°448.511.74.1
Dec33° / 22°153.211.64.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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
37624
47723
57723
67822
77921
87921
97921
107921
118119
128119
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308515
318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nkoranza gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
417
516
616
715
815
914
1014
1113
1212
1312
1411
1510
1610
179
189
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217
226
236
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255
265
275
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304
314

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15382361
25492458
36492457
475102553
585102651
686102649
796102747
8106102845
9117102943
10127103041
11137103039
12148103137
13158103135
14168103234
15179103232
16189113231
17199113229
18209113227
192110113226
202310113224
212411123122
222511123121
232711123019
242912123018
253112132916
263212132914
273412132813
283612132811
293812132710
30391213279
31411213278

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
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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 6:09 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:095:44
211.66:095:45
311.66:105:45
411.66:105:45
511.66:115:46
611.66:115:46
711.66:125:46
811.66:125:47
911.66:135:47
1011.66:135:47
1111.66:145:48
1211.66:145:48
1311.66:155:49
1411.66:155:49
1511.66:165:49
1611.66:165:50
1711.66:175:50
1811.66:175:51
1911.66:185:51
2011.66:185:52
2111.66:195:52
2211.66:195:53
2311.66:195:53
2411.66:205:54
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2611.66:215:55
2711.66:215:55
2811.66:225:55
2911.66:225:56
3011.66:235:56
3111.66:235:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nkoranza

In seasonPeak

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

Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nkoranza in December

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

In December, Nkoranza sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza peaks around April 11 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 11UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17170 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan178Very unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nkoranza?

Nkoranza sits at 7.6°N, 1.7°W, 324 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Techiman, 26 km away.

EjuraWankyiKintampoDuayaw-NkwantaBechemMampongSunyani

Topography around Nkoranza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkoranza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Nkoranza is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Techiman 26 km · Ejura 44 km · Wankyi 47 km · Kintampo 54 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 62 km · Bechem 64 km · Mampong 66 km · Sunyani 73 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 Nkoranza (7.5713°, -1.7087°, elevation 324 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).