Katiola weather in December

In December, Katiola sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.5 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 61% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Katiola's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katiola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Katiola 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Katiola reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°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 on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13322
23322
33321
43321
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How December really feels in Katiola

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.

Katiola 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°111.911.63.7
Feb35° / 22°284.811.72.7
Mar35° / 24°7713.411.92.3
Apr34° / 24°10415.912.22.6
May33° / 24°10517.112.43.0
Jun31° / 23°11217.512.53.6
Jul29° / 22°13521.812.43.7
Aug29° / 22°17023.112.33.6
Sep30° / 22°20025.2123.0
Oct32° / 22°10919.811.83.2
Nov33° / 22°377.711.63.7
Dec33° / 20°81.811.54.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47228
57228
67327
77426
87525
97624
107723
117822
127921
137921
148020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Katiola gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
410
510
69
79
89
98
108
118
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146
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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17583545
28593543
310693540
4116103538
5127113536
6138113433
7148123431
8168133429
9179133427
10189143425
111910143423
122010153322
132110163320
142210163319
152310173317
162410173316
172610173215
182710173213
192910173112
203110173011
213310173011
223510172910
23371017289
24391016268
25421016258
2644916247
2746915237
2849915216
2950915206
3052915195
3153915185

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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:235:57
211.66:245:57
311.66:245:58
411.66:255:58
511.56:255:58
611.56:265:59
711.56:265:59
811.56:275:59
911.56:276:00
1011.56:286:00
1111.56:286:00
1211.56:296:01
1311.56:296:01
1411.56:306:02
1511.56:306:02
1611.56:316:02
1711.56:316:03
1811.56:326:03
1911.56:326:04
2011.56:336:04
2111.56:336:05
2211.56:346:05
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2411.56:356:06
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2611.56:356:07
2711.56:366:08
2811.56:366:08
2911.56:376:09
3011.56:376:09
3111.56:386:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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185.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Katiola

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Katiola?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katiola in December

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

In December, Katiola sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Katiola 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 Katiola peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Katiola 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 Katiola is worst in February — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 974 µg/m³Aug 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Katiola?

Katiola sits at 8.1°N, 5.1°W, 326 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Fronan, 9.0 km away.

BouakéNiakaramandougouBéoumiDabakalaSakassouTortiyaTafiré

Topography around Katiola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katiola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m.

The land around Katiola is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
513 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Fronan 9.0 km · Bouaké 50 km · Niakaramandougou 62 km · Béoumi 74 km · Dabakala 78 km · Sakassou 79 km · Tortiya 95 km · Tafiré 104 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 Katiola (8.1373°, -5.101°, elevation 326 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).