Bouaké weather in December

In December, Bouaké sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bouaké's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouaké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bouaké is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 Bouaké reaches about 33°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 31°C and 35°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)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53322
63321
73321
83321
93321
103321
113321
123321
133321
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313320

How December really feels in Bouaké

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.

Bouaké weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°193.311.63.7
Feb35° / 22°44711.72.8
Mar34° / 24°9714.811.92.6
Apr33° / 24°12017.912.22.8
May32° / 23°12518.512.33.1
Jun30° / 23°13620.112.43.5
Jul29° / 22°14222.112.43.9
Aug29° / 22°1762412.33.7
Sep30° / 22°21726.1123.1
Oct31° / 22°13821.811.83.2
Nov32° / 22°5210.411.63.9
Dec33° / 21°143.511.64.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36634
46733
56832
66931
77030
87129
97228
107327
117327
127525
137525
147525
157723
167723
177723
187822
197822
207822
217921
228020
238020
248020
258020
268020
278119
288119
298020
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bouaké gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
419
518
618
717
816
916
1015
1114
1213
1312
1411
1510
169
179
188
198
207
217
226
236
246
256
265
275
285
295
305
316

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13362563
24362661
35372758
45472856
56483052
66583150
77593347
87593444
986103541
1096113639
1196113836
12106123934
13116123932
14116124030
15126134028
16136134127
17147144125
18157144024
19167154023
20177153922
21197153820
22217163719
23237163618
24247163517
25278173316
26298173215
27318173014
28338172913
29358172812
30369172712
31389162611

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
177calm
187calm
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227calm
237calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:225:57
211.66:235:58
311.66:235:58
411.66:245:58
511.66:245:59
611.66:255:59
711.66:255:59
811.66:266:00
911.66:266:00
1011.66:276:00
1111.66:276:01
1211.66:286:01
1311.66:286:02
1411.66:296:02
1511.66:296:02
1611.66:306:03
1711.66:306:03
1811.66:316:04
1911.66:316:04
2011.66:326:05
2111.66:326:05
2211.66:336:06
2311.66:336:06
2411.66:336:07
2511.66:346:07
2611.66:346:08
2711.66:356:08
2811.66:356:09
2911.66:366:09
3011.66:366:10
3111.66:376:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bouaké

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bouaké 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 Bouaké?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bouaké in December

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

In December, Bouaké sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bouaké 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 Bouaké peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bouaké 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 Bouaké is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1995 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouaké?

Bouaké sits at 7.7°N, 5.0°W, 339 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Sakassou, 39 km away.

KatiolaFronanBéoumiTiébissouM’BahiakroDabakalaYamoussoukro

Topography around Bouaké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouaké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m.

The land around Bouaké is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sakassou 39 km · Katiola 50 km · Fronan 59 km · Béoumi 61 km · Tiébissou 63 km · M’Bahiakro 81 km · Dabakala 100 km · Yamoussoukro 101 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 Bouaké (7.6939°, -5.0303°, elevation 339 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).