San-Pédro weather in December

In December, San-Pédro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 73 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 San-Pédro's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San-Pédro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

San-Pédro 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in San-Pédro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)
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How December really feels in San-Pédro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 1 day 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
1
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.

San-Pédro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4913.411.85.3
Feb29° / 25°5514.311.84.7
Mar29° / 25°7518.1124.3
Apr29° / 25°9020.312.14.0
May28° / 25°21526.912.23.5
Jun27° / 24°27525.312.34.0
Jul26° / 24°1321912.25.0
Aug26° / 23°801612.25.4
Sep26° / 24°13222.1124.6
Oct27° / 24°12024.511.94.4
Nov28° / 24°10223.111.84.2
Dec28° / 25°7318.411.74.8

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 32% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115842
125941
136040
146040
156139
166139
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196337
206337
216436
226535
236535
246535
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276535
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306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San-Pédro gets around 73 mm of rain over 18.4 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 60% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
372
470
569
668
767
866
964
1063
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1459
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1008515
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4008614
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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319calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:246:09
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311.76:256:09
411.76:256:10
511.76:266:10
611.76:266:10
711.76:276:11
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.6Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for San-Pédro

In seasonPeak

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

San-Pédro's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

San-Pédro sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit San-Pédro?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit San-Pédro for sightseeing.

What to pack for San-Pédro in December

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

In December, San-Pédro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San-Pédro in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San-Pédro in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San-Pédro peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San-Pédro 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 San-Pédro is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2041 µg/m³Sep 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov11Good
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San-Pédro?

San-Pédro sits at 4.7°N, 6.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Watté, 26 km away.

DagadjiLobakuyaGligbeuadjiGnépassoSahoua

Topography around San-Pédro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San-Pédro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around San-Pédro is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Watté 26 km · Gabiadji 32 km · Gagny 36 km · Dagadji 46 km · Lobakuya 50 km · Gligbeuadji 51 km · Gnépasso 54 km · Sahoua 54 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 San-Pédro (4.7485°, -6.6363°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).