Belleville weather in December

In December, Belleville sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Belleville's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belleville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Belleville reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
13023
23023
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43023
53023
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73023
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How December really feels in Belleville

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.

Belleville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°173.711.75.2
Feb32° / 24°427.811.84.0
Mar32° / 24°8216.3123.4
Apr31° / 24°10119.212.13.2
May30° / 24°13722.912.33.2
Jun29° / 23°13922.812.43.7
Jul28° / 23°1052012.34.5
Aug28° / 23°12820.212.24.6
Sep29° / 23°17425.6123.5
Oct30° / 23°14224.111.93.5
Nov30° / 23°5714.611.74.4
Dec30° / 23°194.711.65.7

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 31% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
35050
45050
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105446
115545
125545
135644
145842
155842
165941
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186139
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216436
226436
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316931

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Belleville gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% 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
227
326
425
524
623
722
821
920
1019
1118
1218
1317
1416
1515
1614
1714
1813
1912
2012
2111
2211
2310
2410
2510
2610
279
289
299
309
319

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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20005896
30005896
40006895
50007885
60007885
70008884
80009874
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1000010873
1100010873
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1300011863
1400012853
1500112843
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1700113833
1800114823
1900115813
2000115813
2100216793
2200217783
2301218763
2401319743
2501320733
2601421713
2702422693
2802523682
2912524662
3013625632
3113626622

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:276:07
211.76:286:08
311.76:286:08
411.76:296:08
511.76:296:09
611.76:306:09
711.76:306:09
811.76:316:10
911.76:316:10
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1211.66:336:11
1311.66:336:12
1411.66:346:12
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1911.66:366:14
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Belleville

In seasonPeak

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

Belleville sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Belleville?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Belleville in December

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

In December, Belleville sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Belleville 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 Belleville peaks around April 15 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Belleville 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 Belleville is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2248 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Belleville?

Belleville sits at 6.2°N, 6.9°W, 197 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Loboville, 9.0 km away.

AbokaGrand-ZattryYabayoGbapleuKranzadougou

Topography around Belleville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belleville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Belleville is covered by trees (66%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Loboville 9.0 km · Buyo 15 km · Petitgoa I 22 km · Aboka 41 km · Grand-Zattry 41 km · Yabayo 43 km · Gbapleu 44 km · Kranzadougou 47 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 Belleville (6.1802°, -6.9053°, elevation 197 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).