Adzopé weather in December

In December, Adzopé sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 52 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Adzopé's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adzopé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:22 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Adzopé is city of côte d'ivoire.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Adzopé reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
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73122
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How December really feels in Adzopé

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.

Adzopé weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°409.411.74.0
Feb33° / 23°7014.611.83.0
Mar33° / 24°12422.7122.5
Apr32° / 23°13023.412.12.6
May31° / 23°1682712.32.7
Jun29° / 23°17627.212.33.0
Jul28° / 22°13023.212.33.8
Aug28° / 22°9720.312.24.2
Sep29° / 22°15325.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°16828.411.92.8
Nov31° / 22°11322.711.73.1
Dec31° / 22°5212.911.74.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34258
44456
54456
64654
74654
84753
94951
104951
115050
125149
135248
145347
155446
165545
175545
185743
195743
205941
215941
226040
236040
246139
256139
266238
276238
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Adzopé gets around 52 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
261
360
458
557
655
754
853
952
1050
1149
1247
1346
1444
1543
1642
1740
1839
1937
2036
2135
2233
2332
2431
2530
2629
2728
2827
2926
3026
3125

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100016534
200016534
300016633
400016633
500026632
600026731
700026830
800036829
900036928
1000046927
1100046927
1200056827
1300056827
1400066727
1500066727
1600076627
1700186328
1800186328
1900196228
20001106128
21001116028
22001116028
23002125927
24002135926
25002145925
26002155924
27013165723
28113165821
29113175820
30113185819
31224195717

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 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:15 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:55
211.76:165:56
311.76:165:56
411.76:165:56
511.76:175:57
611.76:175:57
711.76:185:57
811.76:185:58
911.76:195:58
1011.76:195:59
1111.76:205:59
1211.76:205:59
1311.76:216:00
1411.66:216:00
1511.66:226:01
1611.66:226:01
1711.66:236:01
1811.66:236:02
1911.66:246:02
2011.66:246:03
2111.66:256:03
2211.66:256:04
2311.66:266:04
2411.66:266:05
2511.66:266:05
2611.66:276:06
2711.66:276:06
2811.66:286:07
2911.66:286:07
3011.66:296:08
3111.76:296:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
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194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Adzopé

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Adzopé?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Adzopé in December

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

In December, Adzopé sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Adzopé 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 Adzopé peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Adzopé 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 Adzopé is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1670 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr41Poor
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Adzopé?

Adzopé sits at 6.1°N, 3.9°W, 109 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Biéby, 25 km away.

AgbovilleRubinoAzaguiéArrah

Topography around Adzopé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adzopé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Adzopé is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Biéby 25 km · Affery 26 km · Bécédi-Brignan 28 km · Akoupé 31 km · Agboville 44 km · Rubino 50 km · Azaguié 58 km · Arrah 64 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Adzopé (6.1069°, -3.8619°, elevation 109 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).