Yendi weather in December

In December, Yendi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 71% 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 Yendi's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yendi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Yendi 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Yendi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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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How December really feels in Yendi

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.

Yendi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°30.411.53.9
Feb36° / 24°71.211.72.3
Mar37° / 26°214.911.91.5
Apr36° / 27°509.512.21.9
May34° / 26°6511.612.42.7
Jun32° / 24°7714.312.53.5
Jul30° / 24°15622.712.53.4
Aug29° / 23°23326.512.33.3
Sep30° / 23°19623.612.13.3
Oct32° / 23°8213.611.83.8
Nov34° / 22°81.611.63.7
Dec34° / 21°10.311.53.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38119
48218
58218
68218
78218
88317
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Yendi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13211172614
23511172512
33711162511
44011162410
5421115239
6451015228
7471014217
8501014206
9511014196
1055913185
1156913175
1259912164
1361911154
1464811134
1566810124
166889114
176989104
18737884
19757774
20777763
21796663
22806653
23836542
24836542
25865432
26865432
27885421
28894421
29894421
30894421
31894421

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
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128calm
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3110calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:055:34
211.56:065:35
311.56:065:35
411.56:075:35
511.56:075:36
611.56:085:36
711.56:085:36
811.56:095:37
911.56:095:37
1011.56:105:37
1111.56:105:38
1211.56:115:38
1311.56:115:39
1411.56:125:39
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1611.56:135:40
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1911.46:145:41
2011.46:155:42
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2711.56:185:45
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2911.56:195:46
3011.56:195:46
3111.56:205:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Yendi

In seasonPeak

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

Yendi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Yendi sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Yendi?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yendi in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yendi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yendi peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Yendi 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 Yendi is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17107 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr38Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov50Poor
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yendi?

Yendi sits at 9.4°N, 0.0°W, 208 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bimbila, 66 km away.

BimbilaBassarTamaleSaveluguSalagaMangoNaleriguNiamtougou

Topography around Yendi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yendi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.

The land around Yendi is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bimbila 66 km · Bassar 89 km · Tamale 91 km · Savelugu 92 km · Salaga 114 km · Mango 115 km · Nalerigu 127 km · Niamtougou 128 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 Yendi (9.4427°, -0.0099°, elevation 208 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).