Bondoukou weather in December

In December, Bondoukou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bondoukou's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bondoukou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bondoukou 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bondoukou reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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 Bondoukou

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.

Bondoukou 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
Jan33° / 20°132.211.64.4
Feb34° / 22°315.311.73.3
Mar34° / 24°9113.811.92.8
Apr32° / 24°11217.812.23.0
May31° / 23°11218.912.43.3
Jun30° / 23°10717.912.53.9
Jul28° / 22°11619.612.44.4
Aug28° / 22°1422112.34.4
Sep29° / 22°18525.3123.4
Oct30° / 22°13221.411.83.5
Nov32° / 22°498.811.64.2
Dec32° / 21°15311.54.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47327
57426
67525
77525
87723
97723
107822
117921
128020
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148119
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308515
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bondoukou gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
516
616
715
815
914
1014
1113
1213
1312
1411
1511
1610
179
189
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207
216
226
235
245
254
264
274
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293
303
313

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18872651
29872650
310972648
411982646
513982644
6141092642
7151092739
8161092737
91810102735
101910102833
112010112831
122210112829
132310112927
142410112926
152610112924
162710112922
172910112921
183110112919
193310112818
203510112816
213710112715
223910112614
234111112513
244311112411
254511112310
26471111229
27501011219
28521010208
29541010197
30541011196
31561011185

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:145:48
211.66:145:48
311.66:155:49
411.66:155:49
511.66:165:49
611.66:165:49
711.56:175:50
811.56:175:50
911.56:185:51
1011.56:185:51
1111.56:195:51
1211.56:195:52
1311.56:205:52
1411.56:205:53
1511.56:215:53
1611.56:215:53
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1811.56:225:54
1911.56:235:55
2011.56:235:55
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2211.56:245:56
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2511.56:265:58
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2711.56:275:59
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2911.56:276:00
3011.56:286:00
3111.56:286:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bondoukou

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Bondoukou?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bondoukou in December

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

In December, Bondoukou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bondoukou 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 Bondoukou peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bondoukou 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 Bondoukou is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2181 µg/m³Aug 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr35Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bondoukou?

Bondoukou sits at 8.0°N, 2.8°W, 350 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tanda, 48 km away.

TandaJapekromFlakièdougouBerekumNsoatreDomaa-AhenkroSunyani

Topography around Bondoukou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bondoukou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Bondoukou is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
470 m
80 km
646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tanda 48 km · Japekrom 52 km · Flakièdougou 61 km · Berekum 69 km · Nsoatre 80 km · Wankyi 84 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 86 km · Sunyani 94 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 Bondoukou (8.0402°, -2.8°, elevation 350 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).