Doukouya weather in December

In December, Doukouya sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 37% 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 Doukouya's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doukouya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Doukouya is village in Gôh-Djiboua, Ivory Coast.

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 Doukouya reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Doukouya

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.

Doukouya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°194.311.74.0
Feb34° / 23°458.711.82.9
Mar34° / 24°9017.4122.6
Apr33° / 24°10218.812.12.7
May32° / 23°1072112.32.9
Jun30° / 23°1122112.43.5
Jul29° / 22°7816.812.34.4
Aug29° / 22°9217.612.24.4
Sep30° / 23°14122.8123.5
Oct30° / 23°11122.111.93.5
Nov31° / 23°5012.811.74.2
Dec31° / 22°174.511.64.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
35050
45050
55248
65248
75446
85545
95644
105743
115941
126040
136238
146337
156535
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Doukouya gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
422
521
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719
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918
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10019891
200110881
300111871
400112870
500113860
600214840
700215830
800216820
901217800
1001217800
1101318780
1201318780
1301319770
1401319770
1511419750
1611419750
1711519740
1812520720
1912620710
2012720700
2122721680
2222822660
2323923630
2433924610
25331025590
26441126550
27441127540
28541228510
29651228490
30651329470
31751329450

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:02
211.76:236:02
311.66:236:02
411.66:246:03
511.66:246:03
611.66:256:03
711.66:256:04
811.66:266:04
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Doukouya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
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Oct
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Is December a good time to visit Doukouya?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Doukouya in December

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

In December, Doukouya sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Doukouya in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Doukouya peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Doukouya 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 Doukouya is worst in January — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1875 µg/m³Sep 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Doukouya?

Doukouya sits at 6.4°N, 5.6°W, 201 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Diégonéfla, 15 km away.

BayotaSinfra

Topography around Doukouya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doukouya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m.

The land around Doukouya is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
607 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Diégonéfla 15 km · Oumé 16 km · Guépaouo 17 km · Konéfla 26 km · Moussadougou 34 km · Hiré 39 km · Bayota 44 km · Sinfra 45 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 Doukouya (6.4262°, -5.5592°, elevation 201 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).