Gueckedou weather in December

In December, Gueckedou sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gueckedou's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gueckedou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:52 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Gueckedou is town in southern Guinea.

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 Gueckedou reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
32921
42920
52920
62920
73020
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93020
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253120
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273120
283120
293120
303120
313120

How December really feels in Gueckedou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gueckedou 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
Jan32° / 20°152.611.65.0
Feb33° / 22°28511.73.9
Mar33° / 23°7912.311.93.5
Apr31° / 23°12218.512.23.4
May30° / 22°22625.712.43.1
Jun28° / 22°27827.612.53.3
Jul27° / 21°29028.312.43.6
Aug27° / 21°33028.212.33.6
Sep28° / 21°35128.412.13.3
Oct29° / 21°28229.411.83.1
Nov29° / 21°12416.511.64.5
Dec30° / 20°183.611.55.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45446
55545
65743
75743
85842
96040
106040
116238
126337
136436
146535
156634
166733
176931
186931
197129
207228
217228
227327
237426
247525
257525
267525
277525
287525
297525
307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gueckedou gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.6 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 13% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
226
324
423
521
620
719
818
917
1016
1115
1214
1313
1413
1512
1612
1711
1811
1910
2010
219
228
238
247
256
266
276
285
295
305
315

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11254151
21254249
31364446
42374543
52484641
62494738
725104835
825104933
936115030
1036125128
1147135026
1247135125
1357145123
1457145222
1567145320
1678155119
1778155218
1888155217
1998155216
20109155115
21129155014
22139155013
231410154912
241610154811
251711154710
26191116459
27201116449
28211217428
29231218417
30241219396
31251220386

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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265calm
276calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:446:16
211.56:456:17
311.56:456:17
411.56:466:17
511.56:466:18
611.56:476:18
711.56:476:18
811.56:486:19
911.56:486:19
1011.56:496:19
1111.56:496:20
1211.56:506:20
1311.56:506:21
1411.56:516:21
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1611.56:526:22
1711.56:526:22
1811.56:536:23
1911.56:536:23
2011.56:546:24
2111.56:546:24
2211.56:546:25
2311.56:556:25
2411.56:556:25
2511.56:566:26
2611.56:566:26
2711.56:576:27
2811.56:576:27
2911.56:586:28
3011.56:586:28
3111.56:586:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gueckedou

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Gueckedou?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gueckedou in December

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

In December, Gueckedou sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 11UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou is worst in March — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 17136 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb83Unhealthy
Mar143Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gueckedou?

Gueckedou sits at 8.6°N, 10.1°W, 430 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Foya Kamara, 24 km away.

VoinjamaKissidougouMacentaKoiduAlbadériaSegbwema

Topography around Gueckedou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gueckedou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Gueckedou is covered by trees (40%), grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Foya Kamara 24 km · Yende Millimou 36 km · Voinjama 45 km · Kissidougou 69 km · Macenta 73 km · Koidu 93 km · Albadéria 109 km · Segbwema 110 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Gueckedou (8.5674°, -10.1336°, elevation 430 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).