Lakota weather in December

In December, Lakota sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 49 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.7 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 22% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lakota's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lakota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:29 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Lakota is city in 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lakota 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 28°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)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53022
63022
73022
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93022
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How December really feels in Lakota

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.

Lakota 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° / 22°409.111.74.5
Feb32° / 23°6714.511.83.3
Mar32° / 23°11221.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°11622.512.12.9
May30° / 23°16126.212.33.0
Jun29° / 22°1732612.33.4
Jul28° / 22°11321.612.34.4
Aug28° / 22°10621.212.24.4
Sep29° / 22°16425.9123.4
Oct29° / 22°16027.611.93.1
Nov30° / 22°10822.211.73.5
Dec30° / 22°4912.411.74.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23763
33862
43862
54060
64159
74159
84456
94555
104555
114654
124852
134951
144951
155149
165248
175347
185446
195545
205644
215743
225743
235941
246040
256040
266139
276139
286139
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lakota gets around 49 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
257
356
454
553
652
750
849
948
1047
1146
1245
1344
1443
1542
1641
1740
1839
1938
2036
2135
2234
2333
2432
2531
2630
2729
2828
2928
3027
3126

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10004924
20004924
30005923
40005923
50006913
60006913
70007903
80007912
90008902
100008902
110009892
120009892
1300010882
1400010882
1500011872
1600012862
1700012862
1800013852
1900114832
2000114832
2100115822
2200116812
2300117793
2400218773
2500219763
2601221733
2701322713
2811322712
2911323702
3012424672
3112424672

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
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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216calm
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286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:03
211.76:226:03
311.76:236:04
411.76:236:04
511.76:246:04
611.76:246:05
711.76:256:05
811.76:256:05
911.76:266:06
1011.76:266:06
1111.76:276:07
1211.76:276:07
1311.76:286:07
1411.76:286:08
1511.76:296:08
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1811.76:306:10
1911.76:306:10
2011.76:316:11
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2211.76:326:12
2311.76:326:12
2411.76:336:12
2511.76:336:13
2611.76:346:13
2711.76:346:14
2811.76:356:14
2911.76:356:15
3011.76:366:15
3111.76:366:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lakota

In seasonPeak

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

Lakota 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 Lakota?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lakota in December

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

In December, Lakota sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lakota 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 Lakota peaks around April 12 at about 14 (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 12UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lakota 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 Lakota is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorJan 2052 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lakota?

Lakota sits at 5.8°N, 5.7°W, 228 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Moussadougou, 34 km away.

GagnoaGbabamGuéyoDagbao IDiégonéflaGnatroa

Topography around Lakota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lakota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Lakota is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Moussadougou 34 km · Divo 36 km · Gagnoa 43 km · Gbabam 44 km · Guéyo 47 km · Dagbao I 49 km · Diégonéfla 51 km · Gnatroa 52 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 Lakota (5.8475°, -5.682°, elevation 228 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).