Kintinian weather in December

In December, Kintinian sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kintinian's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kintinian's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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

A typical December day in Kintinian reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13419
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33418
43318
53318
63318
73318
83318
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293218
303217
313217

How December really feels in Kintinian

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.

Kintinian 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
Jan33° / 18°10.211.44.8
Feb35° / 21°10.211.63.2
Mar37° / 24°40.811.91.6
Apr38° / 26°143.112.31.0
May37° / 25°481012.51.7
Jun33° / 23°15220.812.72.7
Jul30° / 22°2522512.63.1
Aug29° / 22°28426.712.43.2
Sep30° / 22°21723.412.13.2
Oct32° / 22°8814.411.73.5
Nov34° / 19°6111.53.9
Dec33° / 18°00.111.34.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167327
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317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kintinian gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1711874
2741763
3761653
4791542
5791542
6811432
7821332
8851221
9861121
10871021
11871021
1288921
1391810
1491810
1592710
1693610
1793610
1894510
1994510
2095410
2195410
2296310
2396310
2497210
2598200
2698200
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3198110

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:46 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:466:08
211.46:476:09
311.46:476:09
411.46:486:09
511.46:486:09
611.36:496:10
711.36:496:10
811.36:506:10
911.36:506:11
1011.36:516:11
1111.36:516:11
1211.36:526:12
1311.36:526:12
1411.36:536:13
1511.36:536:13
1611.36:546:13
1711.36:546:14
1811.36:556:14
1911.36:556:15
2011.36:566:15
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2211.36:576:16
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2611.36:596:18
2711.36:596:19
2811.37:006:19
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3111.37:016:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kintinian

In seasonPeak

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

Kintinian's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Kintinian?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kintinian in December

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

In December, Kintinian sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kintinian in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kintinian peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 16UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kintinian 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 Kintinian is worst in December — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorDec 1958 µg/m³Aug 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr50Poor
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kintinian?

Kintinian sits at 11.6°N, 9.4°W, 416 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Siguiri, 31 km away.

KangabaKouroussaMandianaKankanYanfolilaSibiDinguiraye

Topography around Kintinian

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kintinian has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m.

The land around Kintinian is covered by shrubs (29%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
579 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Siguiri 31 km · Kangaba 112 km · Kouroussa 119 km · Mandiana 132 km · Kankan 135 km · Yanfolila 142 km · Sibi 143 km · Dinguiraye 149 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 Kintinian (11.6°, -9.3833°, elevation 416 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).