Nzianouan weather in December

In December, Nzianouan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 43 mm of rain across 10.8 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Nzianouan's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzianouan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nzianouan is commune of 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 Nzianouan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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)
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How December really feels in Nzianouan

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.

Nzianouan 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°307.411.73.8
Feb34° / 24°6011.911.82.8
Mar34° / 24°10319.2122.4
Apr33° / 24°10521.312.12.4
May32° / 24°14525.312.32.6
Jun30° / 23°16325.712.33.1
Jul29° / 22°10420.412.33.9
Aug29° / 22°9518.612.24.1
Sep30° / 23°14824.2123.2
Oct31° / 23°14526.311.92.9
Nov31° / 23°9820.711.73.2
Dec31° / 23°4310.811.74.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34654
44753
54753
64852
74951
85050
95149
105248
115446
125446
135545
145743
155743
165941
175941
186040
196139
206139
216238
226436
236436
246535
256634
266535
276634
286733
296733
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nzianouan gets around 43 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
253
351
450
548
647
745
844
943
1041
1140
1239
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1436
1535
1634
1733
1832
1931
2030
2129
2228
2327
2426
2525
2624
2723
2823
2922
3021
3121

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100026434
200026434
300026533
400026632
500036631
600036730
700036928
800046927
900047026
1000057025
1100057124
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1600186922
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18001106821
19001116721
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22001146619
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25012176317
26012186316
27013196215
28113206114
29124215913
30124216012
31125216011

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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296calm
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 6:19 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:195:59
211.76:196:00
311.76:206:00
411.76:206:00
511.76:216:01
611.76:216:01
711.76:226:01
811.76:226:02
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1011.76:236:03
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1911.76:276:06
2011.76:286:07
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2211.76:296:08
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2911.76:326:11
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3111.76:336:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.7Bright
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274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nzianouan

In seasonPeak

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

Nzianouan sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Nzianouan?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nzianouan in December

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

In December, Nzianouan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nzianouan 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 Nzianouan peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 10UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nzianouan 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 Nzianouan is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1668 µg/m³Aug 2418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nzianouan?

Nzianouan sits at 6.0°N, 4.8°W, 45 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tiassalé, 13 km away.

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Topography around Nzianouan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzianouan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Nzianouan is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tiassalé 13 km · Ndouci 18 km · Erémankono 24 km · Gbolouville 30 km · Ogoudou 39 km · Hiré 56 km · Ahouanou 56 km · Rubino 57 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 Nzianouan (6.0116°, -4.8213°, elevation 45 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).