Kranzadougou weather in December

In December, Kranzadougou sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 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 30°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 Kranzadougou's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kranzadougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kranzadougou reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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)
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How December really feels in Kranzadougou

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.

Kranzadougou 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
Jan31° / 23°143.611.75.1
Feb33° / 24°386.711.83.9
Mar32° / 24°8114.6123.3
Apr32° / 24°9817.412.13.2
May31° / 24°1232112.33.3
Jun29° / 23°13222.112.43.7
Jul28° / 23°10619.512.34.5
Aug28° / 23°13821.112.24.4
Sep29° / 23°18325.7123.4
Oct30° / 23°12423.111.93.6
Nov30° / 23°4811.911.74.6
Dec30° / 22°163.811.65.7

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 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45347
55347
65446
75545
85545
95644
105743
115842
125842
136040
146040
156238
166337
176337
186535
196535
206733
216733
226931
236931
247030
257129
267129
277228
287327
297327
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kranzadougou gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
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518
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717
817
916
1016
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277
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297
307
317

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 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10015913
20016903
30017902
40018892
50019882
600110881
700211861
800211861
900212851
1000213841
1100213850
1200214840
1300314830
1400315820
1501315810
1601316800
1701416790
1801416790
1901417780
2002518750
2102518750
2202519740
2313620700
2413621690
2514722660
2614723650
2724824620
2825825600
2935926570
3036927550
3146927540

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
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307calm
317calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:08
211.66:306:08
311.66:306:09
411.66:306:09
511.66:316:09
611.66:316:10
711.66:326:10
811.66:326:10
911.66:336:11
1011.66:336:11
1111.66:346:12
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1911.66:386:15
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kranzadougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kranzadougou sees seasonal dust haze (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 Kranzadougou?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kranzadougou in December

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

In December, Kranzadougou sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kranzadougou in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kranzadougou peaks around April 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kranzadougou 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 Kranzadougou is worst in February — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 950 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kranzadougou?

Kranzadougou sits at 6.5°N, 7.2°W, 233 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gbapleu, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kranzadougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kranzadougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m.

The land around Kranzadougou is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
832 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Gbapleu 4.0 km · Nizahon II 25 km · Bahé-Blaon 26 km · Goya 27 km · Guézon 30 km · Buyo 32 km · Duekoué 33 km · Guiglo 33 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 Kranzadougou (6.485°, -7.201°, elevation 233 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).