Koundara weather in December

In December, Koundara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Koundara's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koundara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:11 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Koundara 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Koundara reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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 Koundara

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.

Koundara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.111.33.8
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.3
Mar38° / 24°00.111.91.1
Apr39° / 26°00.112.30.8
May38° / 27°142.912.61.3
Jun34° / 25°7310.412.72.7
Jul31° / 24°1982212.73.1
Aug30° / 24°30425.812.43.0
Sep31° / 23°23922.912.13.0
Oct32° / 23°8511.911.73.6
Nov34° / 21°81.511.43.9
Dec34° / 19°10.111.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
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86337
96238
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116337
126337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

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

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Rain chance (%)
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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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1381819169
2411818148
3441818137
4471818116
5501817105
653181694
755181674
858181563
960181462
1061181452
1164181341
1265171341
1366171241
1466171241
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1670161130
1771151130
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227612930
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27838630
28838630
29857530
30867520
31886420

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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:036:23
211.37:046:23
311.37:046:23
411.37:056:23
511.37:066:24
611.37:066:24
711.37:076:24
811.37:076:24
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1911.37:136:29
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3011.37:186:34
3111.37:186:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.35 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 Koundara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koundara sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Koundara?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Koundara in December

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

In December, Koundara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koundara 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 Koundara peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Koundara 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 Koundara is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1271 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May54Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Koundara?

Koundara sits at 12.5°N, 13.3°W, 77 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kamabi, 16 km away.

KoumbiaGabúDiaoubéKédougouWendou Borou

Topography around Koundara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koundara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Koundara is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
751 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Kamabi 16 km · Koumbia 79 km · Médina Gounas 88 km · Gabú 103 km · Diaoubé 106 km · Vélingara 115 km · Kédougou 122 km · Wendou Borou 133 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 Koundara (12.4833°, -13.3°, elevation 77 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).