Hiré weather in December

In December, Hiré sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 25 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.6 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 34% 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 Hiré's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hiré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Hiré is place 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 Hiré 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 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163122
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183122
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263222
273222
283222
293222
303222
313222

How December really feels in Hiré

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.

Hiré 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
Jan33° / 22°215.411.74.0
Feb34° / 23°5110.411.82.9
Mar34° / 24°9418.9122.5
Apr33° / 24°10720.612.12.6
May32° / 23°12823.312.32.8
Jun30° / 23°14223.912.43.3
Jul29° / 22°9419.712.34.1
Aug29° / 22°9918.712.24.3
Sep29° / 23°15123.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°12824.411.93.3
Nov31° / 23°6315.611.73.9
Dec31° / 22°256.611.64.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44753
54951
65050
75149
85347
95347
105545
115644
125842
136040
146139
156238
166337
176436
186535
196535
206634
216733
226832
236832
246832
256832
266832
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hiré gets around 25 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
334
433
532
631
730
829
928
1027
1126
1225
1323
1422
1521
1620
1719
1818
1918
2017
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3112

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100058510
20006859
30006859
40007849
50008848
60008857
70009847
800110836
900110836
1000111835
1100111835
1200111835
1300212824
1400212824
1500212824
1600312814
1700312814
1801413784
1901413793
2001413793
2101514773
2201515763
2301616743
2412617713
2512718693
2612719683
2722820662
2823822632
2923923612
3033923602
31431024572

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:01
211.76:216:01
311.76:226:02
411.76:226:02
511.76:236:02
611.76:236:03
711.76:246:03
811.76:246:03
911.76:256:04
1011.66:256:04
1111.66:266:05
1211.66:266:05
1311.66:276:05
1411.66:276:06
1511.66:286:06
1611.66:286:07
1711.66:296:07
1811.66:296:08
1911.66:306:08
2011.66:306:08
2111.66:306:09
2211.66:316:09
2311.66:316:10
2411.66:326:10
2511.66:326:11
2611.66:336:11
2711.66:336:12
2811.66:346:12
2911.66:346:13
3011.66:356:13
3111.66:356:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hiré

In seasonPeak

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

Hiré 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 Hiré?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hiré in December

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

In December, Hiré sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hiré 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 Hiré peaks around April 10 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Hiré 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 Hiré is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1858 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hiré?

Hiré sits at 6.2°N, 5.3°W, 207 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Oumé, 26 km away.

DivoErémankonoMoussadougouToumodi

Topography around Hiré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hiré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m.

The land around Hiré is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
644 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Oumé 26 km · Diégonéfla 33 km · Ogoudou 36 km · Doukouya 39 km · Divo 40 km · Erémankono 42 km · Moussadougou 44 km · Toumodi 51 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 Hiré (6.1888°, -5.2946°, elevation 207 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).